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Up to +4°C and sleet expected in Moscow on Thursday

Cloudy weather, rain, sleet, icy patches and up to +4°C are expected in Moscow on Thursday. This was reported on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.

During the day in the capital will be 2…4°C warm. On Friday night, the air temperature can drop to +1°C.

South wind, 7–12 m/s, gusting up to 20 m/s in places, in connection with which, on February 17, a yellow danger level was declared in the Moscow region. Atmospheric pressure will be about 735 mmHg.

In Moscow region on Thursday the temperature will fluctuate from 0 to +5°C. On Friday night, the thermometers can drop to 0°C.

Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, said that on Thursday, February 17, the nature of the weather in the capital would change dramatically - it would get much warmer, but it would be “gloomy” due to rain and sleet.

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.

Up to +4°C and sleet expected in Moscow on Thursday