Moscow -22,2°C and real-feel -31°C!

Only in the last article, we were informed about anomalous temperatures up to -33,3°C in the Jura region, Switzerland, around 1200 MASL /https://mkweather.com/amburnex-combe-switzerland-333c-the-strongest-frosts-of-winter-2021-2022-in-continental-europe-so-far//, the coldest times in France since 2012 /https://mkweather.com/avignon-france-with-the-coldest-period-since-the-legendary-winter-2011-2012//, frosts up to almost -25°C in Czechia /https://mkweather.com/czechian-valleys-very-close-to-25c-30c-possibility-on-23-and-34-december-2021//, frosts below -22°C in Slovakia /https://mkweather.com/samelova-luka-slovakia-222c//, frosts up to -21°C in Poland /https://mkweather.com/poland-with-the-first-20c-of-the-winter-stuposiany-21c-suwalki-in-lowlands-163c-forecasts-expect-23c//, up to -20°C in Germany and Austria /https://mkweather.com/ranstadt-austria-836-masl-195c-oberstdorf-germany-810-mals-192c//, up to -10°C in the UK and Benelux /https://mkweather.com/braemar-the-uk-102c-elseborn-belgium-94c-and-arcen-eelde-the-netherlands-70c// and up to -24°C in Serbia /https://mkweather.com/karajukica-bunari-serbia-238c-balkan-eastern-europe-and-the-baltic-regions-with-15-20c-the-next-mornings-will-be-colder//.

In a series of 9 Mkweather articles, before articles from the world, we will look at extremely cold morning, 22. December 2021 in parts of Europe and many regional temperature records or very low measured minimum temperatures.

In the last article from the series, we will shift into the Russian capital, Moscow.

In Moscow, the minimum temperature of only -22,2°C was on 22. December 2021 measured.

It´s the coldest temperature in Winter 2021/2022 in the city, so far.

Real-feel temperatures were even lower, up to -31°C.

Very cold weather hit parts of Eastern Europe and the Baltic region, too (link above), but the Christmas peak of cold weather is only coming with anomalously dry air from the West.

Moreover, in New Year 2022, even stronger frosts, below -30°C, maybe rarely close to -40°C are in the wider Moscow region possible /https://mkweather.com/frost-inferno-for-poland-ukraine-romania-its-abnormal-30c-40c//.

Extremely cold GFS outputs are still valid mainly for the eastern half of Europe, including Poland, Ukraine, or the Baltic states, in the next days however should return anomalous outputs for western regions, again.

Not so long ago, similar temperatures below -20°C, in the wider region up to -30°C, were reported from the St. Petersburg region /https://mkweather.com/st-petersburg-210c-record-from-1893-was-broken-in-a-metropolitan-area-of-the-city-temperature-dropped-to-30c//. This coldwave was linked with the extremely cold start of Winter 2021/2022 in Scandinavia and the Baltic region /https://mkweather.com/the-worst-predictions-came-true-sweden-427c-the-lowest-temperature-in-naimakka-in-december-in-all-time-history/; https://mkweather.com/the-strongest-early-frosts-in-the-baltic-region-in-62-years-since-1959-tartu-estonia-276c-zoseni-latvia-264c//.

Meanwhile, in far Siberia, the strongest early frosts in history appeared /updated value -61,1°C: https://mkweather.com/historical-times-for-siberia-610c-has-never-been-measured-so-early//.

While the first 2 decades of December 2021 were in European mid-latitudes relatively milder /https://mkweather.com/esrl-composites-for-europe-for-the-first-4-pentads-of-december-2021-early-winter//, already around Christmas and New Year 2021-2022 is 40% chance, that AO index will fall extremely low, into the interval -5/-7 /https://mkweather.com/12-30-runs-of-gefs-expect-an-extremely-low-ao-index-from-5-to-7-for-christmas-time-and-new-year//.

This destabilization of polar vortex should be associated with extreme blizzards across Europe /https://mkweather.com/gfs-expects-extreme-blizzards-in-europe-regionally-20-70-cm-locally-up-to-1-meter-of-snow-possible// and according to the newest outputs, parts of the eastern half of the continent should until New Year receive 30-70, regionally up to 1 meter of snowfall.

Just for these areas, a current GFS returned abnormally cold weather around 5. January 2022 /https://mkweather.com/frost-inferno-for-poland-ukraine-romania-its-abnormal-30c-40c// /agrees with our long-term outlook /https://mkweather.com/the-long-term-forecast-for-europe-until-30-january-2022/; https://mkweather.com/the-long-term-snow-forecast-for-europe-until-30-january-2022//.

An Arctic Ice Sea Extent was in the last period the 2nd highest in the last 15 years /https://mkweather.com/arctic-sea-ice-extent-is-the-2nd-highest-in-15-years//, moreover, La Nina is ongoing and strong AO- and NAO- are expected, together with wet MJO above SE Asia and negative IOD (additional factors).

An absolute peak of Winter 2021/2022 however, is forecast between 31. December 2021 – 9. January 2022, so far /https://mkweather.com/the-long-term-forecast-for-europe-until-30-january-2022/; https://mkweather.com/the-long-term-snow-forecast-for-europe-until-30-january-2022//.

Classic warnings before a worsening of health problems such as hypothermia, virological situation, heart attacks, such as power outages, uprooted trees ar problems in travel are expected.

Therefore stay safe and warm.