January in Moscow will end with average temperatures below the climatic norm, and the beginning of February will continue to be a frosty period. Meteorologist Mikhail Leus warned about this on Tuesday, January 27.
As the expert wrote in his article telegram channelOn Friday, January 30, the cold influence of the Scandinavian anticyclone will intensify, with daytime temperatures dropping to minus 12 degrees.
Then the impact of the next southern storm will affect the northern capital area. There will be snow on February 1-2, the expected temperature for the day is minus 10-15 degrees – this is below the long-term average value. The second ten days of February are also forecast to be colder than expected; only by the end of winter can temperatures return to normal and even exceed it.
Overall, February, according to experts, will bring Moscow unusual temperatures of about one to two degrees below zero, Leus concluded.
Previously, climatologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Klimenko warningthat the usual start of spring and summer in Moscow and the Moscow region is changing. So, climatic spring will begin to be known not in March, but in February. However, we are not talking about specific forecasts for this year but about general trends.
Scientific Director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand assignthat “man-made factors lead to an increase in greenhouse gases, not only the atmosphere but also the oceans are warming”. As a result, the phenomenon of global warming is becoming more and more known. In terms of temperature parameters, 2025 will rank in the top three warmest places in observation history.
