Mikhail Leus said it was even colder in Moscow's suburbs where the air temperature dropped to about -17.7°F MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. Last night in Moscow was the coldest of the winter so far, a leading specialist at the Phobos Weather center Mikhail Leus wrote on his Telegram channel. "Last night was Moscow's coldest night since the start of winter. The city's main weather station recorded a low of -18.5 degrees Celsius [about -1.3°F]. That's 1.1 degrees lower [a difference of about 2°F]