Extreme cold and record snowfall have gripped Russia, with temperatures plummeting to as low as minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit in Siberia. Western Europe has been spared, but Scandinavia and Eastern Europe are experiencing the brunt of the brutal cold. Moscow has been blanketed in snow, disrupting flights and causing widespread disruption. Siberia and Eastern Europe are experiencing temperatures as low as minus 50 to 58 degrees Celsius, with the coldest recorded temperature in Siberia at minus 63°F in Oymyakon. Yakutsk, one of the world's coldest cities, has been covered in freezing clouds and fog due to the extreme cold.
Siberia's Yakutsk, one of the world's coldest cities which lies some 3,100 miles east of Moscow, was covered in freezing clouds and fog as swathes of the region froze in temperatures below minus 58 Celsius (minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit) https://t.co/IDVXDdUcEb https://t.co/QEn9206Azp
Arctic weather enfolded swathes of Russia with temperatures in the wilds of Siberia falling to minus 58 degrees Celsius (minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit) https://t.co/IDVXDdUKtJ https://t.co/5x1eTr3Cp8
Arctic weather enfolded swathes of Russia, with temperatures in the wilds of Siberia falling to minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit https://t.co/7mFfZqtmrZ
Extreme cold and snow paralyze Siberia and Moscow https://t.co/2fl600z2pk https://t.co/UF4MENwR0w
TEMPERATURES IN SIBERIA DIP TO MINUS 50 CELSIUS AS RECORD SNOW BLANKETS MOSCOW (Reuters) Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 50 degrees Celsius while blizzards blanketed Moscow in record snowfall and disrupted flights as winter weather swept across Russia. https://t.co/6FKcAEfDHV
Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 50 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow - Reuters https://t.co/fe391PIvy6
Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit while blizzards blanketed Moscow in record snowfall and disrupted flights as winter weather swept across Russia https://t.co/dClxo9eYFJ
Brutally cold start to meteorological winter for Russia 🇷🇺 Temperatures by next weekend will be 50°F below normal across a large expanse west of the Urals. That's actual temperatures in the minus 30s °F Coldest in Siberia is -63°F at Oymyakon https://t.co/VnKd8daOzZ
The heart of extremely cold air more than 56°F below normal will settle over Russia into next week. Actual temperatures in the minus 30s °F Western Europe will escape this brutal cold but Scandinavia and Eastern Europe will get hit. https://t.co/w4P94z5tfq