Snow removal in Moscow MOSCOW, Jan 9 Half-meter snowdrifts, which have not been seen in mid-January since the battle for Moscow in 1942, will grow in the capital by Friday, leading employee of the Phobos weather center Yevgeny Tishkovets told RIA Novosti. “In the coming week, winter in Central Russia will play out in earnest. Monday will be marked by continuous snowfalls with a total rainfall of up to 9-14 millimeters, which is 1/3 of the monthly norm, which means that the daily rainfall record for January 10, which has been held since 1960 — 10.2 millimeters, can be broken. from time to time it will deteriorate to 1000-1500 meters, and in the period from 4 pm to 8 pm — up to 500-1000 meters As a result the snowdrifts will grow by 8 centimeters — in Moscow from 27 to 35 centimeters. The air temperature at night minus 5-7, in the daytime minus 3-5 «, — said Tishkovets. 
Moscow is ready to liquidate the consequences of snowfall According to him, on Tuesday and Wednesday rainfall will continue, but will subside. The height of the snow cover will grow up to 38-40 centimeters. The north wind will bring a portion of the polar cold, which is why by Wednesday night frosts will get stronger to minus 13-18, during the day it will not be higher than minus 8-13. The last time at this time of the year Moscow was covered with snow so much 80 years ago — in January 1942, when the snow-gauge rulers sank to a depth of 49 cm. will reach stormy 15-20 meters per second, and barometer readings will collapse to abnormally low values - 724 millimeters of mercury, «- said the forecaster. time of day to minus 3-8, in the afternoon minus 1-6. «In general, in 7 days — from Sunday to Sunday — almost the entire January volume of snow can fall on Moscow — 37-42 millimeter of precipitation, and in a week the snowdrifts will add as much as is usually formed during half of the winter. The expected colossal amounts of snow can lead to snowfall — falling trees under the weight of snow, as well as critical loads on roofs. In addition, disruptions in ground and aviation communications are likely, «the meteorologist emphasized. 
Citizens were reminded of fines for uncleared snow
