Drivers in Moscow were urged to abandon trips by private cars on January 27-28

Moscow motorists were urged to abandon trips by private transport on January 27 and 28 due to heavy snowfall. The press service of the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development announced this on Monday, January 26.

"Plan routes on public transport: metro, MCC, MCD," the Moscow City News agency quotes the message.

Truck drivers were advised to plan the route taking into account the weather conditions, not to overload the car, and also to familiarize themselves with the sections of roads where it may be difficult to climb due to the slope.

The road services of the Moscow region have been put on high alert due to the predicted snowfall. Drivers in the region were urged to be careful and refrain from traveling unnecessarily. 360.ru .

Frosty gaps: abnormal cold weather has arrived in most of Russia

And in Chukotka and Yakutia, the temperature will be 25 degrees above normal.

On the same day, Tatyana Pozdnyakova, a leading specialist at the Meteonosti agency, said that this week residents of the Moscow region are expecting a sharp change in the weather: light frosts at the beginning of the period will be replaced by heavy snowfall and a blizzard, writes Moscow 24.

According to her, late in the evening on Tuesday, January 27, an active atmospheric front will begin to determine the weather in the city, which will remain influential on Wednesday, January 28. It is associated with a whole range of adverse events — heavy snow, blizzard, snow drifts and rolling on the roads.

The temperature regime these days will be slightly below the climatic norm. On the night of January 27 in Moscow, the thermometer will drop to -10... -12 degrees, and in the afternoon the temperature will be -4 ... -6 degrees. On Wednesday night, heavy snow and a blizzard will remain in places, but the wind will gradually subside. Night and daytime temperatures on Wednesday will remain in the range of -4... -6 degrees, and the intensity of precipitation will decrease.

By the end of the working week, the snowfall will become less intense and local, but a noticeable cold snap will begin. On Friday night, the temperature in Moscow will drop to -10... -15 degrees, and during the day it will remain within the same limits. Similar frosty weather will continue on Saturday.

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