Petersburg comes under the influence of the atmospheric front. This means cloudy weather and precipitation.
Po forecast Federal State Budgetary Institution “North-Western Department for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring”, on February 16, it will be cloudy with clearings in the city, light snow in some places during the day. The wind is moderate. The roads are icy. The air temperature during the day will be minus 1 – plus 1 degree.
“Today, the synoptic situation in the northern capital will be formed by an atmospheric front approaching from the west. Cloudy weather is expected in the region, there will be light precipitation, mainly in the form of snow. <...> Atmospheric pressure will fall and will be 763 mm Hg. Art., which is above the norm “- explains Leading Specialist of the FOBOS Center Mikhail Leus.
Minus 1 at night is an elevated temperature for mid-February, and if during the day it is normal, Yandex.Weather notes. According to the history of weather observations for 59 years, this day is most often overcast, from minus 11 at night to minus 1 in the daytime. The coldest February 16 was in 1970, minus 24 during the day, and the warmest in 2019, plus 5.
Tomorrow there will be more snow, and the temperature will drop by a couple of degrees. On Saturday, a blizzard is possible with gusty winds.
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