There is heavy snowfall in Moscow, the Russian capital, and the daily precipitation is expected to reach one-third of the monthly average.

　　On the morning of December 3, local time, the Russian capital Moscow was affected by a powerful cyclone and there was heavy snowfall. According to meteorologists, it is estimated that the daily precipitation will be one third of the monthly average precipitation.

　　Tishko Witz, an expert from the Russian meteorological center Fobos, said that the expected precipitation in Moscow from noon on the 3rd to morning on the 4th may be 11mm to 16mm, which is one third of the monthly average precipitation. The snow thickness in Moscow will increase from 19 cm to 28 cm on the 4th, which is four times the normal level.

　　The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations issued a weather warning on the morning of the 3 rd. It is expected that there will be heavy snow, snowstorm and icing in Moscow, and the gust can reach 16 meters per second.

　　The Air Transport Department of the Russian Federation said on the 3rd that as of 13: 00 Moscow time, airports in Moscow were still operating normally under heavy snowfall, and there were no flights to alternate airports. (Headquarters reporter Wang Xinjun Song Yao)