Blizzards blanket Moscow in snow after unusually mild winter

Blizzards blanket Moscow in snow after unusually mild winter

A man walks a cat in a park during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, April 6, 2025.

PHOTO: Reuters

PUBLISHED ONApril 07, 2025 1:28 AM

MOSCOW — Blizzards blanketed Moscow in snow on Sunday (April 6), covering Red Square in up to 10 cm of snow after an unusually mild winter in the Russian capital.

Weather forecasters said the entire month's average snowfall was expected over Sunday and Monday as snow buried spring flowers. Temperatures plummeted to below zero from as high as 16 degrees Celsius on Friday.

A snowplow moves along a bridge while crossing the Moscow Ring Road during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, April 6, 2025.
PHOTO: Reuters

Transport authorities in the wider Moscow area, which is home to more than 22 million people, warned drivers who had already replaced their winter tyres not to venture out onto the roads. In Russia, special snow tyres are obligatory in winter.

Tornadoes and heavy rains rip across central and southern US

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