Those girls reading forecasts on TV say often "властвует антициклон", which is almost "царствует". Among friends you will most likely hear "жара заколебала" or "морозы достали, уже месяц стоят", but in letters - quite probable, why not?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZCISTUZQP0
(you could move right to 2min30s to listen to weather conditions)