Moscow forecast calls for rain and changing temperatures early next week

Moscow is forecast to reach 15–17°C on Monday, Oct. 12, and 10–15°C on Tuesday, with light rain. The Russian Hydrometeorological Center’s forecast page was

Overnight into Monday, temperatures are expected to be 8–10°C, with locally heavy rain. Forecasters expect light rain and southerly winds during the day. Tuesday’s overnight low is forecast at 5–10°C, followed by 10–15°C and light precipitation during the day.

The capital will be cooler over the weekend, with 11–13°C expected on Saturday and 12–14°C on Sunday. Daytime temperatures are then forecast to rise briefly on Monday before falling again on Tuesday.

Earlier, Marina Makarova, a senior staff member at the Hydrometeorological Center, told TASS that Moscow would see 11–16°C on Oct. 12 and 13, about five degrees above the norm. The center’s current table lists