Recent short-range model guidance from ECMWF and GFS places Moscow’s July 18 maximum near 24–26 °C, aligning with the tightly bunched market-implied odds centered on those bins. This range sits close to the city’s July climatological average high of roughly 23–24 °C, reflecting a transitional summer pattern where modest high-pressure influence and clear skies promote daytime heating while light winds and boundary-layer moisture introduce small uncertainties in peak temperature. Minor differences among leading outcomes hinge on forecast details such as exact cloud timing, surface wind speed, and how models resolve afternoon mixing, with updates expected from the next model cycles before resolution.