Moscow, September 18, 2025, 05:56 — Regnum News Agency. The first snow in Russia will fall this week, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, announced on September 18.
The first snow cover will arrive in Russia on the night of Friday, September 19, in Yakutia. Winds of up to 21 m/s are also expected there.
"Wet snow has already been observed, and, oddly enough, in the southern Far East. However, the situation where the snow forms a temporary snow cover is something that can be said to be happening for the first time this year after the winter period," Vilfand explained in an interview with TASS.
A meteorologist clarified that snow and sleet are expected in Yakutia on the night of September 19 and throughout the weekend. Heavy rain, wind, and deteriorating hydrological conditions are also forecast for Sakhalin, Primorsky Krai, and Khabarovsk Krai during these same days.
Vilfand previously reported that overnight frosts of -2 to -6 degrees Celsius are expected in the Volga, Ural, and Siberian Federal Districts in the coming days. The meteorologist added that in the Urals, Sverdlovsk, and Tyumen Oblasts, overnight temperatures could reach -2 to -5 degrees Celsius, with high temperatures possible during the day.
On September 16, Vilfand noted that autumnal cloudy weather would arrive in central European Russia by the end of the week. According to the specialist, cloudiness is forecast as early as September 18, with daytime temperatures dropping to 16 to 18 degrees Celsius. On Friday and the weekend, the meteorologist predicted temperatures would drop to 16 to 17 degrees Celsius, with light rain expected in some areas.