The upcoming night in Moscow will be one of the coldest this winter.

The upcoming night in Moscow will be among the three coldest this winter. Tatiana Pozdnyakova, a leading specialist of the Meteonosti news agency, reported this in her Telegram channel on Tuesday, February 17.

"The graph shows that the minimum air temperature in Moscow is forecast to be below -20 degrees. This means that the upcoming night will be among the three coldest this winter. In Moscow, at VDNKh, the lowest air temperature, -21 degrees, was on February 1, the second coldest is the night of January 31 with a minimum of -20.4 degrees," the Moscow City News agency quotes the forecaster.

The capital and the region will be under the influence of the Arctic anticyclone on the night of February 18, writes RIAMO. Pozdnyakova also said that sunny weather is forecast in Moscow until February 18, Moscow 24 notes. The forecaster added that frosts will not leave the capital region this week, RT reports.

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Russians claim frequent damage to houses due to snow, and tourists get stuck on the road.

Earlier in the day, the Hydrometeorological Center reported that cloudy weather is expected in the capital on Tuesday, with light snow in places. The air temperature in Moscow will range from -7 to -9 degrees during the day.

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