A "yellow" danger level due to a thunderstorm has been announced in the Moscow region on Friday.

The "yellow" level of weather danger due to thunderstorms will be in effect in the Moscow region on Friday, May 23. The Hydrometeorological Center of Russia reported this on Thursday, May 22.

"The warning period is from 9:00 a.m. to 22:00 p.m. on May 23— with thunderstorms in places," the Moscow City News Agency quoted the message as saying.

Earlier, Izvestia, citing weather forecasters, reported that by the end of the week, comfortable weather would be established in Moscow – on May 23, the air in the capital would warm up to +20 ... +25 degrees.

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Earlier in the day, the Hydrometeorological Center predicted partly cloudy weather, mostly without precipitation in the metropolitan region on Thursday, May 22. It will range from +21 to +23 degrees during the day. At night, the thermometer will drop to +9.

In turn, Evgeny Tishkovets, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, said that the summer season on the Russian Plain is expected to be one to two degrees warmer than normal on average. 360.ru . According to the meteorologist, there will be a slight precipitation deficit in the summer — 10-20%, reports NSN.

Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, said on May 21 that the weather in Moscow on Thursday, May 22, would be safe for sunbathing, and from May 23 to May 25, residents of the capital should limit their time in the sun due to the heat. According to the forecaster, precipitation is not expected until Sunday, as the pressure begins to rise.