Forecasters predicted temperatures of up to -12 degrees in Moscow on January 1.

Cloudy, with light snow and ice in places in the region — this weather awaits residents of the capital region on Thursday, January 1. The corresponding forecast is published on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center.

The air temperature in Moscow will range from -12 to -10 degrees during the day. At night, the thermometer will drop to -17.

In the Moscow region, it will be from -14 to -9 degrees during the day, and at night the temperature may drop to -19 degrees.

Westerly, southwesterly and southerly winds with a speed of 3-11 m/s are expected.

The atmospheric pressure will be 738-743 mmHg.

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On December 30, 2025, Yandex Weather analysts told Izvestia that frequent and contrasting temperature changes are likely in almost all regions during the January holidays. This trend, as they specified, will be observed in the capital, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Samara. Extremes from severe frosts to thaws are expected in the Urals, and in the Volga region, according to experts, it is expected to reach +6 degrees by Christmas.

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