Moscow is in the grip of a heat wave, with temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees Celsius, while other Russian regions, including Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Tuva have seen snowstorms and below-zero temperatures in recent days.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel KomarovThe warm, sunny public holidays at the beginning of May have been succeeded by a cold snap, with a snowstorm hitting Novosibirsk in mid-May.
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The warm, sunny public holidays at the beginning of May have been succeeded by a cold snap, with a snowstorm hitting Novosibirsk in mid-May.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel KomarovAccording to weather forecasts, warm weather will set in no sooner than ten days from now.
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According to weather forecasts, warm weather will set in no sooner than ten days from now.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel KomarovMeteorologists say that wet snow in May is a frequent occurrence in Novosibirsk.
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Meteorologists say that wet snow in May is a frequent occurrence in Novosibirsk.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel KomarovThe May snowstorm in Novosibirsk.
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The May snowstorm in Novosibirsk.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel KomarovThe May snowstorm in Novosibirsk.
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The May snowstorm in Novosibirsk.
Tomsk also faced a snowstorm in May.
© RIA Novosti . Iakov Andreev / Go to the mediabankTomsk saw rain and wet snow, with temperatures dropping as low as 4-6 degrees Celsius.
Tomsk saw rain and wet snow, with temperatures dropping as low as 4-6 degrees Celsius.
© RIA Novosti . Ivan Afanasiev / Go to the mediabankIn Tuva, warm weather gave way to a temperature drop to as low as minus 3 degrees Celsius, and to a snowfall accompanied by strong winds.
In Tuva, warm weather gave way to a temperature drop to as low as minus 3 degrees Celsius, and to a snowfall accompanied by strong winds.
Meanwhile, Muscovites are exhausted by the heat.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankThe Moscow weather broke a 17-year record on Tuesday for that date, hitting 28.7 degrees Celsius.
The Moscow weather broke a 17-year record on Tuesday for that date, hitting 28.7 degrees Celsius.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankThe record-setting heat wave began in Moscow last week and is due to last until next week.
The record-setting heat wave began in Moscow last week and is due to last until next week.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankThe 1883 record of 28.6 degrees Celsius (83.5 degrees Fahrenheit) was nearly topped on Monday, with maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius registered.
The 1883 record of 28.6 degrees Celsius (83.5 degrees Fahrenheit) was nearly topped on Monday, with maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius registered.