The key facts

  • No precipitation in Moscow on Tuesday and Wednesday, +3…+5 during the day
  • Wet snow possible on the night of Thursday, November 12
  • The warmest day is Friday: up to +4…+9 in the capital, then rain

First snow, then a warm-up

Moscow and the Moscow region are in for a sharp change of weather this week: after wet snow, temperatures will rise to almost +10. Meteorologist Alexander Ilyin gave this forecast to the online outlet Podmoskovye Segodnya (as retold by Life.ru).

How the weather will change day by day

The beginning of the week will pass without significant precipitation. On Tuesday, November 10, in Moscow it will be +1…+3 at night and +3…+5 during the day; in the region, from -2 to +3 at night and from +1 to +6 during the day, with westerly and southwesterly winds of 5–10 m/s. On Wednesday, November 11, it will remain cloudy with clear spells at similar temperatures.

Wet snow and rain

Wet snow is possible on Thursday night, with rain during the day: in the capital, 0…+2 at night and +2…+4 during the day; in the region, from -2 to +3 at night and from 0 to +5 during the day. By Friday it will become noticeably warmer — +4…+9 during the day in Moscow, from 0 to +5 in the Moscow region, with rain covering most of the territory. On Saturday, November 14, the weather will remain overcast and rainy at +2…+7 both day and night, with winds strengthening to 6–11 m/s.

Winter — at the end of November

Earlier, Life.ru reported, citing the Hydrometeorological Center, that winter would come to Moscow at the end of November. Meteorologist Lyudmila Parshina specified that November and December in the Moscow region should pass without significant deviations from the climatic norm. Thus, the current warm-up, according to published forecasts, fits the expected pattern, and meteorologists linked a stable winter weather pattern to the end of the month.

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