The weather forecaster named the dates of the return of 20-degree frosts to Moscow.

Alexander Ilyin, a forecaster at the Meteo forecasting center, said that 20-degree frosts will return to Moscow by the upcoming weekend.

In conversation with aif.ru On Thursday, January 29, he noted that on the night of Friday, January 30, light snow will fall in places in the capital, and the air temperature will be -18...-16 degrees.

According to him, practically no precipitation is expected in the capital during the day, the temperature will rise to -15...-13 degrees, the wind will be northerly at a speed of 5-10 m/s, ice will remain on the roads.

Light snow is also forecast in places in the Moscow region: at night the temperature will drop to -19...-14 degrees, during the day it will be -17...-12 degrees.

Ilyin added that on the night of Saturday, January 31, it will cool down to -25... -20 degrees, in the afternoon — to -21 ...-16 degrees. On Sunday, February 1, snow is expected at times, with temperatures dropping to -26...-21 degrees at night and -24...-19 degrees during the day.

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Earlier in the day, Tatiana Pozdnyakova, Chief specialist of the Meteonosti information portal, in an interview with 360.ru She suggested that warming in Moscow and the region should be expected no earlier than the end of the first decade of February. Then the temperature in the metropolitan region will be below the climatic norm by 8-10 degrees, writes RT.

January 28 website kp.ru He wrote that in conditions of heavy snowfall, Moscow's public utilities are working in an enhanced mode to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians. The main task is to clear snow from the roadway and sidewalks as quickly as possible.

At the same time, the Ministry of Emergency Situations warned of abnormally cold weather in Moscow and the region from January 30 to February 3. The average daily air temperature during this period will be 7-12 degrees below the climatic norm.

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