Moscow Faces Warm Autumn with 'Old Summer' Forecast

Nighttime temperatures will range from 0 to minus 3 degrees, while daytime air will warm up only to 9–12 degrees.

Consensus

Moscow will experience above-normal temperatures in late September and early October.
The weather in Moscow during this period is described as comfortable and sunny.
There will be no significant frost or cold snap in the near term.
Some precipitation, including light rain, is expected during the week.
The phenomenon is referred to as 'old summer' or 'gold autumn' by multiple sources.
The weather pattern is linked to a high-pressure system (anticyclone) over Central Russia.

Points of divergence

A long-term forecast for November and December 2026 predicts a warmer-than-normal winter with positive temperature anomalies, though the forecast is preliminary and subject to change. — vm
The 'old summer' will not return to Moscow, and the current warm period is not a continuation of it but a short-term warm wave. — riamo
The 'old summer' is expected to last up to 10 days and will be driven by a large blocking anticyclone, with temperatures reaching +13–18°C and atmospheric pressure rising to 765 mm Hg. — m24
A small rain is expected on Monday night, followed by clear skies and temperatures of +14–18°C during the week. — ntv
The warm period will last until 4 October, with temperatures up to 19°C and a high-pressure system bringing dry, sunny weather. — interfax

Coverage (20 sources)

Meteorologist Zavodchenkov: calendar autumn is forecast to be warmer than usual — Вести
October will bring warm weather to Central Russia — Вести
Temperature in the following six months will be around or above normal on most of the RF — Вести
What will the weather be like in Moscow at the beginning of October-2026 — Вечерняя Москва
Climate winter may arrive in Moscow later due to global warming — Москва 24
Meteorologist: Climate winter in Moscow may start later than usual — Вести
Meteorologist Pozdnakova: The start of winter in Moscow will be anomalously warm — Вечерняя Москва
Forecasters FOBO: In Central Russia, sunny weather will prevail — Вести
When will the heating season begin in the Moscow region — Вечерняя Москва
In the last days of September in Moscow and the region, warm weather is expected — Вести
In Moscow, the weather lags behind the calendar autumn — Вести
Moscow residents told about the weather for next week — Вести
Old autumn will come to Moscow next week — warming to +18° is forecast. — Первый Московский
Meteorologist Tishkovets: Moscow and Central Russia residents await "old" autumn — Вечерняя Москва
Old autumn will come to Moscow next week — НТВ Москва
Meteorologist Zavodchenkov: The end of September on the Russian Plain will be warmer than usual — Вести
Warm "golden autumn" will come to Moscow at the end of September — Интерфакс
"Old" autumn will arrive in the capital next week and will last for 10 days — Москва 24
Babye leto will not return to Moscow — РИАМО
Will there be autumn in Moscow in the fall of 2026? — Вечерняя Москва

Moscow Faces Warm Autumn with 'Old Summer' Forecast

Consensus

Points of divergence

Coverage (20 sources)

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