Since yesterday, the Russian capital has been experiencing biggest snowfall in 145 yearswhich has left a blanket of up to 40 centimeters of snow in some neighborhoods in twelve hours, while Siberia prepares to face temperatures of up to 50 degrees below zero.

“The record rainfall in 145 years for December 3“said meteorologist Román Vilfand, quoted by the TASS agency. Due to the heavy snowfall, which continued throughout the night, although with less intensity, 60 flights had to be canceled or postponed at Moscow airports. Community services the capital reported for their part that they work 24 hours of the day to mitigate the consequences of the record snowfall.

Tourists take photos with snowdrifts in front of the Bolshoi Theater after a heavy snowfall in Moscow.

Tourists take photos with snowdrifts in front of the Bolshoi Theater after a heavy snowfall in Moscow. | Reuters

A worker operates a tractor to remove snow from a Moscow square after snowfall.

A worker operates a tractor to remove snow from a Moscow square after snowfall. | Reuters

A worker operates a machine while clearing snow on a street after heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 27, 2023.

A worker operates a machine while clearing snow on a street after heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 27, 2023. | Reuters

At the same time, today the rainfall in Moscow will cease to give way to a storm of low temperatures that is approaching the Russian capital.

Siberian cold of 50 degrees below zero

On the other hand, at the end of the week, according to forecasts, thermometers in the city may reach 20 degrees below zero. At the same time, the Siberian cold is expected not only in Moscow, but in the city itself. Siberiawhere some areas will have to endure temperatures up to 40-50 degrees below zero. Thus, the most affected regions will be Krasnoyarsk and Khabarovskalthough the cold will also hit the inhabitants of Magadan, Yakutia and Chukotka.