Forecasters told about the weather in Smolensk on October 17

On Saturday, October 17, cloudy weather is expected in Smolensk with clarifications, without significant precipitation. Autumn will be felt in full: the air temperature will remain within seasonal norms.

Night and morning: around +6... +8°C. It will be cloudy, fog is possible due to high humidity (up to 95-98%).

During the day, the air warms up to +11. +12°C. Cloudy with clarity.

In the evening, the temperature drops to +8... +9°C.

The wind is northeast, weak, at a speed of 2-4 m / s.

Atmospheric pressure is stable, about 742-745 mm Hg.

In the national calendar, this day is called Erofeev Day (or Leshin). The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Hieromartyr Hierotheos of Athens. The people believed that it was on this day that the leopard, the owner of the forest, before his winter hibernation begins to "fear" and wander through thickets, so it was strictly forbidden to go to the forest - you could get lost or not return at all.