The marmots Seryozha and Natasha predicted an early and cold spring

The marmots Seryozha and Natasha at the Tula regional Exotarium predicted an early but cold spring when they went out to a bowl of food on Monday, February 2.

In the USA and Canada, Groundhog Day is celebrated on this day. Traditionally, on February 2, they watch a groundhog coming out of a hole. 360.ru . The behavior of the animal predicts when spring will come. If the day is sunny and the groundhog sees its shadow, winter will last for another six weeks. If the shadow is not visible due to cloudy weather, spring will come earlier.

Earlier on February 2, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the capital reported that abnormal frosts will remain in Moscow until February 6, the Moscow City News agency reports.

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On the same day, Tatiana Pozdnyakova, a leading specialist at the Meteonosti news agency, told Izvestia that the cold weather in the Moscow region would continue throughout the week, including weekends. She clarified that the most severe frosts are expected in the middle of the week, when the weather will be influenced by the periphery of the anticyclone.

On January 30, Pozdnyakova said that residents of the capital should not expect a thaw until mid-February, RT reports.

On the same day, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of the Russian Federation, told NSN that frosts of up to -25 degrees are expected in Moscow and the region, and the next week will be abnormally cold.

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