Russia’s Meteorological Service has announced a new monitoring system to help visitors track the weather during the World Cup.
With Moscow suffering yet another
cold and wet spell to start off the summer, Russia’s Meteorological Service has
announced a new monitoring system (https://meteoinfo.ru/en/fifa2018 ) to help visitors
track the weather during the World Cup.
“Our site will update the weather
forecast for all host cities every hour,” the head of the weather agency Roman
Vilfand said at a press conference on Friday, adding the information would be
shared with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
“That way, fans and teams will
stay updated on the weather around the clock,” he said.
The forecaster’s website now also
has an English-language section, providing weather and air quality forecasts
for all host cities.
For Russia’s opening match against Saudi Arabia on
Thursday, forecasters are expecting sunny weather with temperatures between 15
and 20 degrees Celsius. “It might be cold in the evening, so fans are advised
to take a coat with them,” the state-funded TASS news agency cited an agency
employee as advising.
