Rain and snow in Moscow and the surrounding region will stop on Saturday, 7 November, according to Alexander Shuvalov, head of the Meteo forecasting centre.
Speaking to the Russian news outlet RT on Friday, 6 November, Shuvalov explained when dry weather would return to the Russian capital and noted that precipitation in the Moscow region would soon come to an end. The forecaster promised that Friday would be the last day when snow and rain are seen falling from the sky.
Overnight into Saturday, thermometer readings will drop slightly below the zero mark, Shuvalov said, warning that black ice may form on the roads as a result.
Weekend temperature forecast for Moscow
Weather patterns in the capital region will shift on Sunday, 8 November, as changing air currents move into the area. According to Shuvalov, the new airflow will cause temperatures to begin rising.
Overnight thermometer readings on Sunday will range from zero to plus 2 degrees Celsius. During the daytime hours, the air will warm up to between plus 2 and plus 4 degrees Celsius.
Shuvalov directs the Meteo forecasting centre in Moscow, which provides meteorological analysis for Russian media. Black ice is a thin, transparent layer of ice that forms on road surfaces when rain or melted snow freezes as temperatures fall below zero degrees Celsius. In Moscow, the capital and largest city of Russia, and the surrounding Moscow Oblast region known as Podmoskovye, such freezing and thawing conditions are common in late autumn. The region has a humid continental climate where November temperatures regularly fluctuate around the freezing point before permanent winter snow settles.
Warmer weather and melting snow next week
The milder weather recorded on Sunday is expected to continue across Moscow and Podmoskovye at the start of next week, keeping overnight temperatures between zero and plus 2 degrees Celsius and daytime highs between plus 2 and plus 4 degrees Celsius.
By Monday, 9 November, and Tuesday, 10 November, thermometer readings in the Russian capital may climb as high as plus 6 degrees Celsius, according to the forecast provided to RT, an international news network based in Moscow. During those same two days, the first snow cover in Moscow and the surrounding region will melt away.
