Peak snowfall, again observed in Moscow and the Moscow region, is possible from 03:00 to 06:00 Moscow time. This was reported by the Russian Federal Hydrometeorological Center to , citing the latest forecast data.
The agency's interlocutor said: “According to forecasts, tonight, from 03:00 to 06:00 Moscow time, snow cover may increase by 4 cm and precipitation may reach 3 mm.”
Moreover, according to him, the intensity of rain will decrease and by 18:00 Moscow time on Monday, January 12, the increase in snow cover will no longer exceed 0.4 cm.
Meanwhile, the Russian Federation Hydrometeorological Center emphasized that just from 21:00 Moscow time today until 09:00 Moscow time on Monday, up to 8 cm of snow may fall in the capital, while the air temperature will be minus 7-5 degrees, in the area – from minus 8 to minus 3 degrees, in the western part of the Moscow region – up to minus 13 degrees.
Rainfall will continue
Rainfall is expected to continue through the first working day of the new year and so far, forecasters predict that between 09:00 and 21:00 Moscow time on Monday, the amount of rain in the city will be 2-3 mm and the amount of snow will increase up to 2 cm. The thermometer will show from minus 5 to minus 3 degrees below zero in Moscow and from minus 7 to minus 2 degrees in the region.
Previously, the Russian Federation Hydrometeorological Center also reported that in the capital area due to heavy snowfall and possible ice formation, a yellow weather level was declared, warning of the potential danger of meteorological conditions. It is valid until 09:00 Moscow time.
About public service work
Utilities in Moscow and the Moscow region continue to operate around the clock, eliminating the consequences of the snowfall that hit the region on January 8-9 and became one of the heaviest snowfalls in the entire 146-year history of meteorological observations in the capital. Therefore, at the city administrative complex, it was reported that almost 1 million cubic meters of snow was collected from the streets of the metropolis and transferred to snow melting points.
The agency's interlocutor said: “0.75 million cubic meters of snow has been transported to snow melting points since the beginning of heavy snowfall in the capital on the evening of January 8.”
According to calculations by , if the entire mass of snow sent to snowmelt points were placed in standard railway gondola cars, about 8,522 gondola cars would be needed, the train would stretch more than 109 km – a distance roughly equal to the route from the capital's Kazansky railway station to Kolomna, near Moscow.
The city services complex emphasizes that precipitation, although less intense, still exists and this complicates the work of specialists. “By Wednesday, January 14, up to 12 cm of snow could fall,” the agency's interlocutor noted. He also emphasized that utility workers recently began another mechanized sweep of roads and sidewalks, followed by de-icing treatment. The cycle will be repeated when rainfall decreases.
