Vilfand said that the above-zero temperature will last until the end of December and gave an accurate forecast for the New Year

In autumn, a weather anomaly is observed in Russia: record high temperatures are associated with the transfer of air masses from the Atlantic and global warming. The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, said that the air temperature in a number of regions of the Russian Federation will be about zero degrees. How long will the unusual warming last, when will the frosts arrive, and can we expect a thaw for the New Year?

Why did abnormal warming come to Russia?

Roman Vilfand explained that high temperatures are associated with the transfer of air masses from the Atlantic. In the Sverdlovsk region the temperature will be about zero degrees, and in European territory it will be 4-5 degrees above normal. In the east of the Ural Federal District, temperatures are 15–16 degrees above normal, in Siberia and the western regions of Yakutia – by 16–20…