There was no let up in the Siberian weather on Sunday as the thermometer refused to rise above freezing with a maximum of just -0.4C at 10.41 and then began to fall again.
The minimum was reached on Sunday evening at 21.50 with a low of -2.5C and at that time the wind chill made it feel more like -7.3C. There was a slight recovery in the early hours so that at 08.00 today, Monday, the thermometer read -1.4C.
More snow fell late evening giving a further 1cm in depth but drifting again in the strong northeasterly winds gusting to 25 mph.
Monday morning has dawned with the cloud thinner and higher but no sunshine and the wind still gusting to 22mph with wind chill of -7C.
Monday update at 10.50: temperature at last has risen above freezing with 0.1C and wind chill reduced to -4C.
Monday update at 12.30: temperature now +1.6C and wind chill reducing further to -3C. However, with strong sunshine breaking through a steady thaw is underway. The very dry air, humidity down to 66%,and still very strong wind, is rapidly drying the melt water from the snow.
Monday update at 14.30: maximum of 3.1C reached at 14.24, now beginning to fall away. The pesky wind from the north east is still very strong, gusting to over 25mph, so that even with the current temperature there is a wind chill that makes it feel like -2C. However, at this time we have enjoyed 3 hours of strong sunshine.
Monday update at 19.00: temperature fallen away to 0.9C and still dropping, but wind not abated, still gusting over 25mph, so that wind chill makes it feel like -4C.