According to the agency, from the evening to the end of the day on January 6, as well as in the evening and morning of January 7, wet snow is expected to stick to wires and trees in the mountainous regions of Sochi. The mayor’s office of the spa highlighted that 96 work teams were mobilized in case of consequences of bad weather.
According to meteorologists, heavy rainfall is expected in the coastal area of the city. Up to 70 millimeters of rain is expected on the territory of the Lazarevsky district of Sochi this coming night. An avalanche on the peaks is also possible, and therefore the ski slopes and cable cars in Krasnaya Polyana may be closed.