Leading employee of the weather center "Phobos"Evgeny Tishkovets does not predict the early onset of spring in the European part of Russia.
"Despite, that the end of winter is passing with record heat, February turned out to be only five degrees below normal, - he said. - In general, the outgoing winter turned out to be a degree below the norm, and with the amount of precipitation and snowdrifts, one and a half times higher than long-term indicators".
After the warming, do not expect a quick spring, the expert. Forecaster urges not to relax in connection with the calendar date.
"All thaws are deceptive", he thinks.
March in Russia is not a spring month for climate. It's a winter month. Analyst added, that the folk proverb “Martok came, put on a hundred trousers "and the folk meme" put on a hat "more than ever accurately reflect long-term observations of spring weather.
According to the forecasts of Evgeny Tishkovets, Two to three waves of Arctic invasions expected in central Russia in March. Thaws will be short-lived, but quite powerful cold snaps. The first wave of cold will come on the eve of the celebration of International Women's Day.
“There will be no more extreme temperatures, but downgrade to minus 10-15 degrees at night and minus 5-10 degrees during the day is possible", - says Tishkovets.
The analyst named the date of the onset of meteorological spring in Moscow and nearby regions - approximately 27 Martha. This opinion was formed by weather experts as a result of many years of observations.. The countdown starts after, how the average daily temperature goes through zero towards positive marks. Further, According to the expert, phenological spring is coming, average daily air temperature reaches plus 5 degrees and almost 10-12 April the snow cover should melt.
"I think, that the onset of meteorological spring this year will be slightly delayed, not 27 Martha, sometime in early April, - Tishkovets explained.
He suggests, that april will be warm.
"There will be heavy snowfall., high water, We're not going anywhere with this amount of snow., it will all melt, and finally filled with water of the rivers of the Central Russian Plain, which are mainly filled with, so to speak, heavenly moisture - snow and rain ", - the FAN interlocutor described the nature of the upcoming spring.
Return of migratory birds, harbingers of spring, the expert is expected on time, maximum five to seven days later. Usually the rooks come 18-19 Martha, and starlings, finches, larks - 30 March - 1 April.
Birds are good meteorologists, but due to the period of their mass migration there is a danger to airports. Relevant services should be prepared", the forecaster reminded.
According to him, April-May is the hottest time, when is the migration.
Author: Angelina Andreeva
