Moscow's Summer Continues Despite Autumn Claims
Meteorological summer in Moscow has not yet ended, according to meteorologist Mikhail Leus, who stated that the average daily temperature remains above +15°C, the key criterion for the start of autumn. He also predicted that early September will still have summer-like conditions.
Consensus
- The average daily temperature in Moscow has not dropped below +15°C, which is the threshold for the start of meteorological autumn.
- The meteorological summer in Moscow has not yet officially ended.
- Early September is expected to have summer-like weather with temperatures above +20°C.
- There will be no precipitation in the near term due to an anticyclone.
- The average monthly temperature in September is expected to be above normal.
- There will be more precipitation than normal in September.
- The weather in early September will remain within summer norms.
Points of divergence
- Tatyana Pозднякова from 'Meteonovosti' believes it is too early to say summer has ended, emphasizing that a few days of bad weather should not be interpreted as the arrival of autumn. — vm
- Tatyana Pозднякова predicts that there will be two or three short heatwaves in September, alternating with rain and cold spells. — vm
- According to folk traditions, good weather on August 28 predicts a stormy old Indian summer from September 13 to 21. — vm
- Abundant spider webs during young Indian summer are believed to indicate a clear and cold winter. — vm
- Dry weather from August 28 to September 11 is believed to predict a long autumn. — vm
- Mikhail Leus stated that the average date for the start of meteorological autumn is September 2, and in the previous year it began only on September 24. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- Goodbye to summer too early: meteorologist Leus told what awaits Moscow residents in the last days of August and the beginning of September — Вечерняя Москва
- Rumors about the end of summer are exaggerated - meteorological summer has not yet ended in the capital, wrote meteorologist Leus: — РИА Новости (Telegram)