In Russia, extreme cold temperatures can occur during the New Year holiday. The Izvestia newspaper reported this news in consultation with meteorologists. The head of the Meteo forecasting center, Alexander Shuvalov, said snow covering the European part of Russia due to cyclones will persist throughout the holiday season.
At the same time, in the central part of the country, frosts will begin to strengthen, which is why by New Year's Eve in Moscow the air temperature will be -10°C…-12°C. Leading expert of Meteonovosti news agency Tatyana Pozdnykova added that by early next week, frost will cover almost the entire European region of Russia. “Severe frosts will reach Moscow on New Year's Eve.
Temperatures will drop 2°C…3°C below normal. At night it will freeze at -15°C, during the day – up to -10°C. Experts say cold weather has hit the North Caucasus, Lower and Central Volga. Scientific Director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand noted that in the Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Regions during the New Year holidays, air temperatures will be 7°C…-18°C lower than normal.
According to him, in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, the thermometer will drop to -40°C…-43°C, and in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region – to -33°C…-40°C.
