Comment: After a warm start to winter western and central Russia turn much colder next week.
Comment: Arctic cold rests over central Russia while far western Russia is temperate.
Comment: A low confidence forecast indicates arctic air shifts westward.
Stratospheric warming leads to arctic outbreak in Russia
Western Russia temperature anomalies Dec. 31, 2017 to Jan. 6, 2018
Western Russia temperature anomalies for December 2017
