As Russia prepares to commemorate Victory Day on May 9th, the skies seem to mirror the solemnity of the occasion. The weather, like an uninvited guest, is set to drape much of the country in a chilly shroud, with rain tapping impatiently on windows and mottled clouds playing peek-a-boo with the sun.
The capital will wake to temperatures hovering between 0-5°C at night, barely mustering 8-13°C by afternoon. Dawn’s parade will unfold under a mercury languishing at 5-9°C, as if winter refuses to relinquish its grip. Intermittent rain—more nuisance than deluge—will punctuate the day, turning pavements into mirrors.
Beyond Moscow, the weather paints a patchwork quilt:
Roman Vilfand, the weather sage, notes these anomalies with clinical detachment. "The central belt is wrapped in a 5-6°C deficit," he remarks, as if diagnosing a patient. The Volga region, too, will endure unseasonable chills, while the Urals cling stubbornly to their norms. Only the southwest Siberian pocket rebels, flaunting near-summer digits.
As forecasts tend to do, these numbers may yet waltz slightly offbeat by May 9th. But one thing’s certain: umbrellas will be as ubiquitous as red carnations this Victory Day.
