Forecasters predicted a cold snap to +8 degrees in the afternoon in Moscow on April 18.

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

The air temperature in Moscow will range from +8 to +15 degrees during the day. At night, the thermometer will drop to +1.

In the Moscow region, it will be from +7 to +12 degrees during the day, and at night the temperature may drop to -1.

A northerly wind with a speed of 6-11 m/s is expected.

Atmospheric pressure will be 746-747 mmHg.

Climatic form: snow and ice will fall on Central Russia

Warmth will return to the capital and a number of other regions closer to Easter.

Evgeny Tishkovets, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, reported on April 16 that precipitation is expected in Moscow next Monday, April 20, as a result of which a temporary snow cover of up to 5 cm will form there and ice will form.