Forecasters predicted low cloudiness and icy conditions in Moscow on February 22

Low cloudiness, no precipitation, icy conditions in some places - this is the weather expected by residents of the capital region on Saturday, February 22. The corresponding forecast is published on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center.

The air temperature in Moscow during the day will vary from -1 to -3 degrees. At night, the thermometer columns will drop to -12.

In the Moscow region during the day forecasters promise from -1 to -6 degrees, and at night the temperature may fall to -15, in some places to -18.

A westerly wind with a speed of 2-7 m/s is expected.

Atmospheric pressure will be 764 mm of mercury column.

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The day before, meteorologist Evgeny Tishkovets reported that in the east of the Moscow region hit 20-degree frost. In Moscow, the minimum temperature amounted to -10.5, which corresponds to the climatic norm. The expert specified that February frosts will persist until the end of the week.