Ice Apocalypse in Russia! Saint Petersburg is buried by strong winds and snowfall!

In the last days of autumn, St. Petersburg found itself in the northern part of the southern Genoese cyclone Benedict. Against the background of low temperatures, the city was covered with snow. According to the head of the Hydrometeorological Center, Alexander Kolesov, about a third of the monthly norm of precipitation for November fell in the northern capital per day. And at the aerological station in the village of Voeikovo, 18 centimeters of snow cover were recorded. “Benedict“ will continue to influence the weather in St. Petersburg, although its main forces will be directed to the central part of Russia, in particular to Moscow, where the strongest rains in the last 69 years and 40% of the monthly precipitation are expected. In St. Petersburg, snowfall will continue during the day, in some places there will be a blizzard with gusty north and north-west winds. Small bodies of water in the region have already been ice-bound, the Gulf of Finland and Ladoga are still free. Forecasters warn of wet