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Orcieres at 2725 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
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max °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
min °C | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
-9 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
81 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 93 | 78 | 87 | 82 | 92 | 92 | 55 | 50 | 78 | 41 | 24 | 66 | 38 | |
2250 | 1900 | 2400 | 2600 | 2300 | 2450 | 2500 | 2250 | 2650 | 2900 | 3200 | 3250 | 3350 | 3600 | 3750 | 3750 | 4000 | |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:01 |
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Orcieres Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in France are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Orcieres at the specific elevation of 2725 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Orcieres. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of France.
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Very good south of France ski resort...
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Remy from Lithuania writes:
Very good south of France ski resort...
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