Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Rescuers issued storm warnings about abnormally cold weather on January 8 and 9 in the Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Smolensk and Ryazan regions, where temperatures are 7-15 degrees below the climate norm. This is reported on the websites of the regional departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
“In the period from January 8 to 9, abnormally cold weather will remain in the Lipetsk region with average daily air temperatures of 18-22 degrees below zero, which is 11-15 degrees below the long-term average values,” the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region reported.
Temperatures are expected to drop to minus 22 degrees in the Voronezh region, and in the Kursk region - to minus 21. In the Ryazan region at night on January 8, a frost of 30 degrees is expected.
In the Oryol region the thermometer will drop to minus 20 degrees.
“The temperature is 8-13 degrees below the climate norm,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Oryol region clarified.
Rescuers urged people to be careful when using heating devices and to dress for the weather.
As reported by Regnum news agency, rescuers also warned residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions about a sharp drop in temperature by more than 10 degrees. Along with frosts, snowfalls and blizzards will begin from January 8. Now in Donetsk it is about two degrees Celsius. In Genichesk, Kherson region, the thermometer shows plus 15 degrees.
In St. Petersburg, on January 4, three temperature records were broken at once - night, day and average daily temperatures.
According to forecasts from Roshydromet forecasters, during the period from January 6 to January 8, abnormally cold weather will continue in Moscow with an average daily temperature 7–15 degrees below the climate norm. Due to dangerous phenomena, the agency recommended not to use electrical appliances not intended for this purpose to heat rooms.
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Ministry of Emergency Situations warned that it will become sharply colder in new regions of Russia
Rescuers warned residents of the LDPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions about a sharp drop in temperature by more than 10 degrees. Along with frosts, snowfalls and blizzards will begin on January 8, according to widespread reports from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of these regions.
“Temperature drop to 10 degrees below zero, snow, blizzard, ice, wet snow sticking to wires and trees, heavy in places. A complex of meteorological phenomena: ice-frost deposits, icy conditions on the roads,” reported the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the DPR.
In addition, gusty winds of 15-20 mph are expected in the DPR. In the LPR and the Kherson region, heavy snow, a blizzard, and increased eastern winds of up to 15–18 m/s are predicted. In the Zaporozhye region, rescuers admit that bad weather will break in there on January 7th.
Now in Donetsk it is about two degrees Celsius. In Genichesk, Kherson region, the thermometer shows plus 15 degrees.
As Regnum reported, a storm warning was announced in Norilsk. The reason for this was a very strong gusty wind. In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, wind gusts of up to 25 m/s or more and a snowstorm are expected. And in the Krasnodar Territory, the water level in rivers in Sochi may rise to unfavorable levels. In the mountainous zone, the risk of mudflows increases. Residents were advised to follow the rules of behavior in the flash flood zone during high water.