The key facts

  • A yellow level of weather danger has been declared in Moscow and the region due to black ice
  • Auto expert Anton Shaparin urged changing tires immediately, during the day and at the nearest tire shop
  • By Sunday night, temperatures of down to -6 °C are expected in the region

Expert urged drivers not to put off changing their tires

Drivers who have not yet switched from summer to winter tires should do so as soon as possible. With this appeal, Anton Shaparin, vice-president of the National Automobile Union, spoke in an interview with Gazeta.Ru. His comment came after a yellow level of weather danger was declared in Moscow and the Moscow Region due to black ice.

'Change them immediately'

'The tires should have been changed long ago, because the prolonged warm weather is a big chimera. There will be no eternal summer or eternal autumn in Russia. Accordingly, if you suddenly haven't changed them, the course of action is extremely simple: go and change them immediately,' Shaparin said. He advised doing this during the day, when the temperature rises slightly, and choosing the nearest tire shop to minimize risks. If that is not possible, the expert suggested using public transport.

What forecasters promise

On November 5, forecasters reportedthat cool weather, precipitation and black ice are expected in the capital region in the near future. On November 6, light snow will fall throughout the day with a northwesterly wind of up to 7–12 m/s: at night 0…+2 °C, during the day up to +1…+3 °C. On the night from Friday to Saturday, the temperature will drop to -1…-3 °C in Moscow and to -5 °C in the region, with around 0 °C expected during the day and black ice persisting. On Sunday night it will get even colder — down to -1…-6 °C, with 0…+5 °C expected during the day. Earlier, Muscovites were already warned about a sharp change in weather over the coming weekend.