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[Regnum] On Tuesday, July 8, in the afternoon in Moscow, short-term rain, showers with hail and thunderstorms, as well as strong winds are forecast. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, citing forecasters from Roshydromet.
“According to forecasters from Roshydromet, from 12 to 23:00 on July 8, short-term rain is expected in some places in Moscow, in some areas there will be showers with hail, thunderstorms in some places, and increased winds during thunderstorms with gusts of up to 17 m/s,” the agency’s Telegram channel says.
In this regard, residents of the capital were advised to reduce speed and increase the distance from cars in front when driving in adverse weather conditions, avoiding sudden maneuvers. Pedestrians on the street at that moment were advised to go around billboards and shaky structures, and not to take shelter under trees.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, earlier on July 8, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand warned of abnormal heat in the European part of Russia in the coming days. According to him, in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Lipetsk and Tambov regions, up to +38 degrees is expected, and in the Stavropol and Krasnodar regions, as well as in the Rostov, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions - up to +40 degrees, which is four to five degrees higher than normal climatic values.
Leading specialist of the Meteonovosti news agency Tatyana Pozdnyakova told the Regnum news agency on July 5 that short-term rains will not reduce the heat coming to the Moscow region. According to her, on July 8, one of the warm atmospheric fronts will cross Moscow, even warmer air masses will enter the region, and the air temperature will exceed 30 degrees.
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