Forecasters predicted icy conditions in Moscow on March 15

Cloudy with clarifications, in some places light precipitation in the form of snow and sleet, as well as icy conditions — such weather awaits residents of the capital region on Saturday, March 15. The corresponding forecast is published on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center.

The air temperature in Moscow will range from +3 to +5 degrees during the day. At night, the thermometer will drop to -4.

In the Moscow region, weather forecasters promise from 0 to +5 degrees during the day, and at night the temperature may drop to -7.

A northwesterly wind and winds of variable directions with a speed of 2-9 m/s are expected.

The atmospheric pressure will be 748 mmHg.

Turning back: cold weather and snow will return to Russia

Icy conditions and snowfall are expected for Muscovites at the weekend.

Alexander Shuvalov, the head of the Meteo forecasting center, said on March 14 that snow would fall in the capital this week in the early morning of the weekend and might last for a couple of days. He also warned Muscovites about the expected icy conditions. According to Roman Vilfand, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, negative night temperatures will be observed in Moscow by the end of next week.