In St. Petersburg - frost!

At the end of the New Year holidays, cold came to St. Petersburg - on January 10, the temperature dropped to –13 degrees. According to weather forecasts , such weather can last in the city until the end of the month. Petersburgers were not afraid of frost - besides, on the weekend it was sunny.

Not without trouble: the townspeople walked on the ice of the Neva - they were dispersed by the Ministry of Emergencies. And on the night of January 9, in several areas, pipe broke out due to frost. "Paper" tells and shows how the city met the onset of cold weather.

Many Petersburgers were not afraid of frost and went out for a walk to admire in the winter.

Someone even rode skates-in the new Holland, in Sevkabel and the Central Bank. According to the townspeople, the cold did not prevent the excavation of all tickets.

Petersburgers laid out photos of the sun and noted that frost makes the city more beautiful. And this is true!

But this species awaited the townspeople near the Kazan Cathedral.

Some Petersburgers went for a walk on the ice, despite the fact that this is prohibited by January 15. The Peter and Paul Fortress had especially many people.

The townspeople walked along the Neva with dogs, took pictures, launched drones and even rode skates. Employees of the Ministry of Emergencies tried to disperse the audience.

For access to ice in St. Petersburg, a fine of up to 5 thousand rubles is relied. On January 9, the officials of Smolny and the Ministry of Emergencies held a raid on the ice of the Gulf of Finland near the Krasnoselsky district and fined 10 people.

Sunses and dawn because of frost looked impressive.

Against the background of snow, dry flowers and lingonberries, noticed by Petersburgers at the farm highway, in the 300th anniversary and in the Yuntolsky reserve, looked very unusual.

True, it was not without trouble-by the evening of January 9, several houses in St. Petersburg were left without heat due to the breakthrough of the pipes. Including - a maternity hospital in Malaya Balkan.

The breakthrough of the pipe on the sea embankment was the occasion for jokes. Drivers wrote that a new underground source appeared in St. Petersburg.

The main weather forecaster, Alexander Kolesov, told Paper that frosts could last until the end of the month, and the coldest day in the near future is January 14th. Read more here .

Warm spring and autumn in St. Petersburg are times not to distinguish from cooling in the summer and thaws in winter. Go through the test “Paper” and try to guess from the photographs when they were taken: in winter, spring, summer or autumn.