Forecasters predicted temperatures of up to +9 degrees and rain in Moscow on October 18.

Cloudy, light rain, moderate in places — such weather awaits residents of the capital region on Saturday, October 18. The corresponding forecast is published on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center.

The air temperature in Moscow will range from +7 to +9 degrees during the day. At night, the thermometer will drop to +5.

In the Moscow region, it will be from +2 to +5 degrees during the day, at night the temperature may drop to +1 degree.

A southwesterly wind with a speed of 5-10 m/s is expected to change to a northwesterly wind.

Atmospheric pressure will range from 749 to 750 mmHg.

Temperature down: experts predicted an abnormally cold winter in Russia

Contrary to this forecast, most of the country will meet the winter warmer than normal.

On October 15, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, said that a cold snap was observed throughout Russia, as a result of which the country's transition to winter mode could be said. Even in the southern regions of the Russian Federation, there is a cooling. Despite maintaining fairly comfortable temperature indicators, up to +18 degrees, these values will soon decrease.

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