Icy faces, frozen city: Nizhny under -25°C frost
The main thing to remember is that spring is still a month away.
After several days of snowfall, Nizhny Novgorod experienced severe frost and icy wind. The cold is not expected to ease in the coming days. Meanwhile, residents, unaccustomed to harsh winter, hustle through their errands. How the city is enduring the cold spell — see in the photo report by NN.RU.
After heavy snowfalls, Nizhny has turned into a snow fortress.
Last night, the air temperature dropped to -28°C (-18°F). It seems residents of the million-plus city haven«t seen such a reading on the thermometer in a long time. Summoning their courage and wrapping up in scarves, people rushed to work and school.
In such frost, even the city center emptied — on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street (the main pedestrian street) there are fewer people than usual today. The main pedestrian street seems truly endless.
Red noses and cheeks are a symbol of real winter.
Incidentally, a warm-up will arrive in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday. Until the end of the week, the thermometer will not drop below -13°C (9°F). True, by the weekend another winter herald is expected to return — snowfall, the consequences of which road workers are still dealing with.
Residents venture outside only for essential errands.
According to weather forecasters, meteorological spring will begin in the Nizhny Novgorod region earlier than usual. Severe flooding and inundation of large areas of land are expected.
The cold spell will last in Nizhny until midweek.
Despite the frost, it is heartening that days are getting longer.
