[Regnum] The weather in Central Russia in July is expected to be rainy, and in the southern regions there is a high probability of fires against the backdrop of drought. This was reported on June 27 by the Izvestia newspaper.
According to her data, in Moscow most of the second summer month will be cloudy with short-term rains and thunderstorms. The average air temperature during the day will be +23…+24°C, at night - +13…+15°C.
It is noted that in St. Petersburg in July the weather will be mostly cloudy, with occasional rains. During the daytime, the thermometer will rise to +20…+23°C. At night, +13…+15°C is expected. Air humidity will remain high, especially in the mornings.
The publication added that in the European part of Russia July will be dry, the air temperature will be above normal. Thus, in the Black Earth Region, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, the summer may be the driest in recent decades.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 16 in Sochi, heavy rains caused floods and power outages. In the Adler region, the Mzymta and Kherota rivers overflowed their banks.
On June 17, a heavy downpour in Kaspiysk flooded a clinic where the roof was being repaired. Water gushed into the clinic through the roof. According to the management, the employees managed to cover the medical equipment, and the contractor continued the repair work.
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Weather forecaster tells which regions of Russia will experience heavy rains
Showers with the greatest amount of precipitation on July 27 will occur in the Ulyanovsk, Samara, Penza regions and Mordovia. This was reported by meteorologist, candidate of technical sciences Evgeny Tishkovets.
"Today, a large cyclone, flooding the Russian Plain with rain, will slowly move to the east of the European territory of Russia, where the main downpours will occur with the greatest amount of precipitation in the Middle Volga region, especially covering the Ulyanovsk, Samara, Penza regions and Mordovia, where in some areas up to 32... 37 liters of rainwater per meter of area is predicted, or half of the entire monthly volume of heavenly moisture," Tishkovets said on his Telegram channel.
The anticyclonic influence will increase in the west and south of the country. Here the clouds will thin out and the probability of precipitation will drop to a minimum.
"At the same time, the zone of storm winds with gusts of up to 15...20 m/s will shift to the lower reaches of the Volga. Due to the strengthening of the wind in Kalmykia and adjacent regions, dusty sand storms are not excluded. During the day in the Russian North +9...+14, in Komi up to +20. In the central zone +16...+21, in the south up to 25...30 [degrees] of heat," Tishkovets noted.
The meteorologist also spoke about the weather in Moscow, where on the morning of June 27 it was +11.8 degrees, and in its suburbs - up to +9. He advised Muscovites to dress warmer.
"The sky is 100% covered by stratocumulus clouds with a lower boundary of 600-1000 m. No precipitation. Visibility 20 km. Northwest wind 2 m/s. Humidity 76%. Atmospheric pressure 741.4 mm Hg," Tishkovets noted.
The weather is expected to be cloudy with clearings, in the morning in some places light rain is possible, during the day no significant precipitation is expected. The wind will be north-westerly, gusty, with a speed of 4-9 m/s. The maximum air temperature was +17…+20, in the region - 16…21 degrees Celsius. This figure is several degrees below the climatic norm.
Over the weekend in Moscow it will be partly cloudy and mostly dry. Heavy rain may fall on Sunday evening.
"At dusk in the metropolis +10…+13 (in the region 8…13), after lunch on Saturday +18…+21, on Sunday up to 20…23 moderate heat. In lakes and rivers the water is cool - only +17. At the beginning of next week the weather will deteriorate again - heavy rains are predicted and it will get colder to +14…+19. There will be no heat!" - the forecaster summed up.