Guests and residents of the capital always want to know what the winter will be like in Moscow, because there are whole legends about Russian frosts. According to weather forecasts, the 2019-2020 season will not be abnormally cold, but nature will present some surprises.
December
The forecast for the first month of the winter of 2019-2020 in Moscow is the most unexpected: at night the temperature minimum will be only -5 ° C, and the maximum - +8. Usually the first frosts come to the capital at the end of November, but this year it will become really cold only in the third decade of the month.
Despite the favorable temperature forecast, the weather in Moscow will not be suitable for walking. In the capital until mid-December rainy autumn weather will last. The first snow will only fall in the middle of the month, but given the plus temperature, it will bring only slush underfoot.
Closer to the New Year, the thermometer will drop to -6 ... -10 ° C. Light snow will be falling, but it will not give a stable cover.
January
If you focus on weather forecasts, then the New Year holidays 2019-2020 should certainly be spent in Moscow. In early January, severe frosts should not be expected, while the snow cover will be stable enough for skiing. Guests of the capital can also have fun on open skating rinks. During the day, the air will be within -10 ° C, and at night -15 ° C, which is completely uncharacteristic of Russian winters.
From the middle of the month, cooling will begin. The temperature will drop sharply, and snowfall will begin. Windy weather will set. The air warms up to -20 ° C. The closer to the end of January, the colder it will be. The temperature minimum is expected within -30 ... -35. But in the last days of the month a sharp warming is expected: the thermometer will rise to the level of -3 during the day and -10 at night.
February
Moderate temperatures will be in February. According to preliminary forecasts, heavy snowfalls are expected. They will begin with warming in January and will last almost the entire month. The temperature will not be lower than -10 ° C, while the thermometer will then fall, then rise. This feature of February 2020 must be taken into account by weather-sensitive people. In addition, due to temperature changes, icing should be feared.
The change in temperature in the 2020 season will correspond to the calendar. In the last days of February it will become noticeably warmer, the thermometer column will approach zero. Snow will gradually give way to rain, even the first hail is possible. March winds will begin.
Climatic features of the capital
Moscow is located in the temperate climatic zone, which is characterized by harsh winters and warm summers. With the development of the megalopolis infrastructure, the temperature range has noticeably changed: frosts have become less pronounced, and the humidity level has increased. Fogs are often observed in the capital, which is completely uncharacteristic of winter weather. The temperature regime differs markedly from other regions in the same climatic zone. There is no stability in Moscow: frosts give way to sharp warming and vice versa.
All three leading weather centers of the country give the same forecast for the winter of 2019-2020 in Moscow. The Hydrometeorological Center warns of a decrease in the number of truly cold days and a reduction in the interval between temperature fluctuations.
Phobos experts also say that the weather in December - February will be higher than the climatic norm. First of all, this is bad news for motorists, as the capital will be covered with fog, wet snow will fall, there will be slush on the roads, replaced by ice.But for foreign guests, this weather is quite familiar, and Moscow is gradually approaching the climate to Western Europe.
Gismeteo also speaks about the abnormally warm winter of 2019-2020 in Moscow, while noting that the first frosts will come to the capital in November. Further, the weather will become softer and give Muscovites frequent thaws.
The long-term forecast is based on analytical data for past seasons, so it comes true only 50-60%. More accurate information will be available only at the end of November.
Omens
Our ancestors could also make long-term forecasts, while observing nature. For Moscow, this method is irrelevant today, as well-developed infrastructure makes its adjustments here. But residents of the Moscow region may try to predict what the winter of 2020 will be like.
- If it is damp in the summer and the weather is warm in the fall, then be a lingering winter.
- Harvest of mountain ash - to frost and snow.
- If at the beginning of October birch and oak stand in foliage, then be late snow.
- Thin peel onion - for a mild winter.
- If bird flocks fly south low, there will be no severe frosts.
- If ants build high heaps in autumn, then winter will be harsh.
- The thicker the peel of acorns and nuts, the stronger the frosts will be in winter.
- If the fur of animals begins to thicken already in October, then protracted frosts are coming.
But even nature is often mistaken. For example, they say that the brighter the foliage on the trees in autumn, the colder the coming season will be. Scientists refute this, because the color of the leaves depends on the amount of moisture received by the tree during the year. The more it was, the longer the leaves will remain green.
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