Yekaterinburg remains the coldest among the cities of the 2018 World Cup. On Thursday, the first match of the WC 2018 between Denmark and Australia starts in Samara at 3 pm. In this city on the Volga today it is dry and windy with west wind gusts up to 13 m / s.

A large difference in atmospheric pressure between the low passing through the North of European Russia to the East and high located in the middle latitudes of Europe causes the strengthening of the western, northwestern wind. Today, on Wednesday, June 20, wind gusts can reach 15-18 m/s in St. Petersburg, 14-17 m/s in Moscow, 15 m/s in Nizhny Novgorod. A very strong wind with speed of 21-26 m/s is predicted in Kazan from noon to 3 pm. The wind is not only strong, but also fresh. Compared to yesterday, he lowered the thermometer readings by 4-5°, returning the temperature to normal for this days values.

Changeable and ustable weather on Tuesday, June 19, is expected in the cities, where the next matches of the group tournament 2018 World Cup will be held: Moscow, Saransk, Saint-Petersburg

On Monday the most comfortable for football players conditions are expected in Volgograd. Another two 2018 World Cup games will be held in Nizhny Novgorod and Sochi.

On Sunday, three 2018 world Cup matches will be held: in Samara, Moscow and Rostov-on-don. The high pressure will provide the weather with plenty of sunshine and without precipitation in all cities.

On Saturday, June 16, the World Cup games will be held in 4 cities: Kazan, Moscow, Saransk and Kaliningrad. In all cities, it is predicted the fine weather, which will be provided by high pressure.

On Friday, June 15, there will be 3 2018 world Cup matches in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Sochi. The footballers will play in very different weather conditions.

Given the size of the country, the matches will be played in cities hundreds of kilometers apart, with a great diversity of weather.

The high pressure system, spreading to the Center of European Russia, will provide sunny weather and keep on a little bit cool northeast wind. On Thursday, June 14, in Moscow in the afternoon temperature will rise up to 18...20°C, which is slightly below average.