The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand said in a conversation with TASS that on Thursday, February 17, the nature of the weather in the capital will change dramatically - it will get much warmer, but it will be “gloomy” due to rain and sleet.
“The cyclonic circulation is being restored. Pleasant and sunny weather, when the days were as bright as the days of the solstice, is a thing of the past. By Thursday afternoon, the pressure will drop by 15 mmHg, but will be in the range of 730-735 mmHg. Art. The weather on Thursday and Friday will be super warm, one could talk about it with pleasure, but due to cyclonic activity there will be precipitation in the form of sleet and rain. In fact, spring rain is expected. The weather will be gloomy,” he said.
The forecaster noted that the air temperature on February 17 and 18 will exceed the norm by 10-12 degrees. So, during the day it is expected to be up to 4-5 degrees above zero, which corresponds to the first decade of April.
In addition, wind gusts of up to 20 m/s are forecast Thursday, “this and the humidity will make warm weather feel not so warm,” he added. On Friday it will also be windy, but not so - up to 15 m / s.
Earlier, the weather center "Phobos" reported that on February 15, the temperature in Moscow rose to + 3 ° C, which made this day the warmest day of the current winter.
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