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Late-April Snowfall Shatters Record in Moscow
The snowfall broke a daily record set in 1880 and left 50 villages without electricity as forecasters warned of 48 more hours of winter weather.
- On Monday, April 27, 2026, a rare late-April winter storm swept into Moscow, Russia, blanketing the capital in record-breaking snow that shattered a daily precipitation record set in 1880.
- Meteorologists said the unseasonable blast was driven by an "Omega block" over the North Atlantic, a high-pressure system that funneled Arctic air deep into Eastern Europe, clashing with early spring warmth.
- Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported strong winds downed more than 110 trees in Moscow, while VDNKh recorded 16 mm of precipitation and 12 cm of snow depth, with temporary outages in Moscow Oblast.
- Rail operations were disrupted on the Savyolovsky and Kazansky directions of Moscow Railway, while more than 200 utility crews and 100 EMERCOM crews mobilized to manage the response.
- Forecasters expect the winter weather system to linger for another 48 hours, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin warning residents to brace for additional wet snow and wind gusts up to 23 meters per second.
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There is snow chaos in Moscow. More precipitation is expected in three days than in an entire month.
On the night of Monday, the Russian capital was suddenly covered with 12 centimetres of snow. There has never been such a thing on 27 April before.
A snowstorm has hit Moscow. There are reports of broken trees and power lines collapsing under the weight of the snow, so authorities are urging people to be careful. The Meteorological Center has issued an orange warning for Moscow, which is in effect until Tuesday morning.
Moscow turned white in spring season
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Moscow, capital of Russia, was blanketed in snow during the spring season. Muscovites awoke Monday to a record-shattering blanket of snow after a rare late-April winter storm swooped into the Russian capital overnight.
The Russian capital is on orange weather alert until Tuesday morning with heavy rainfall in perspective.
Aerial races cancelled, trees removed from roots under the weight of snow and calls for caution: Moscow faced a late snowstorm on Monday in the middle of spring.
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