Forecasters predicted light snow and up to -3 degrees in Moscow on January 3.

Cloudy, light snow — such weather awaits residents of the capital region on Saturday, January 3. The corresponding forecast is published on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center.

The air temperature in Moscow will range from -3 to +2 degrees during the day. At night, the thermometer will drop to -6.

In the Moscow region, it will be from -3 to +2 degrees during the day, and at night the temperature may drop to -6 degrees.

Southerly and south-westerly winds with a speed of 3 m/s are expected.

Atmospheric pressure will be 734-736 mmHg.

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In the European part of the country, the temperature will be below normal, and in Siberia — from an abnormal -49 to a thaw.

On December 20, 2025, specialists of the Hydrometeorological Center reported that the lowest temperature on Earth was recorded in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The temperature world top 3 was then headed by a weather station located in Pokrovsk, which recorded a frost of -51.7 degrees.

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