Moscow Braces for Heavy Rain and Storms Over Weekend
Moscow is expected to experience heavy rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms over the weekend, with more than half of the monthly rainfall norm forecasted. The weather will persist into Sunday, prompting authorities to advise residents to stay cautious.
Consensus
- Heavy rain is expected in Moscow over the weekend of September 5–6.
- Rainfall will exceed half of the monthly norm.
- Strong winds with gusts up to 20 m/s are forecasted.
- Thunderstorms may accompany the rainfall.
- The worst weather is expected on Saturday, September 5.
- The adverse weather will continue into Sunday, September 6.
- Authorities have advised residents to avoid standing under trees and to drive carefully.
Points of divergence
- Rainfall will reach up to 23–28 liters per square meter, with wind gusts of 13–18 m/s. — tg_moscowmap
- Rainfall may exceed half of the monthly norm, with wind gusts up to 20 m/s. — interfax
- Wind gusts may reach 20 m/s, and rainfall will be most intense on September 5. — vm
- Approximately 40% of the monthly norm will fall on September 5, the Day of the City. — tg_rian_ru
- Rainfall will be between 30–40% of the monthly norm on September 5, with up to 23–28 liters of rain per square meter. — m24
Coverage (7 sources)
- Moscow will be hit by a real autumn storm this weekend About a third of the monthly precipitation norm will fall in the capital. Gusts will reach dangerous 13-18 m/s, and for every square meter of area up to 23-28 liters of rainwater will fall. — Новости Москвы
- More than 50% of the monthly rainfall norm may fall in Moscow over the weekend — Интерфакс
- More than half of the monthly rainfall norm will fall in Moscow in the upcoming weekend — Вечерняя Москва
- Meteorologist Tishkovets told when autumn will come to Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow will be hit by a real autumn storm this weekend — Новости Москвы
- Watering will be like from a bucket — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- About 40% of the monthly rainfall norm will fall in Moscow on the City Day — Москва 24
Key entities
- Moscow
- Evgeny Tishkovets
- Phobos
- INTERFAX.RU
- RIA Novosti
- Moscow Region
- Darya Myasina
- Bolshoe
- Moscow Complex of Urban Housing
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