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Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
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Mount Elbrus at 5642 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | Days 5-7 weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |
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max °C | -20 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 |
min °C | -20 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 |
-20 | -28 | -24 | -27 | -23 | -22 | -31 | -30 | -27 | -28 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -21 | -22 | |
79 | 62 | 83 | 64 | 94 | 80 | 97 | 54 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 83 | 72 | 91 | 99 | 95 | |
2600 | 2800 | 3050 | 2800 | 2900 | 3050 | 2750 | 2800 | 3000 | 2800 | 3000 | 3300 | 3100 | 3250 | 3200 | 3100 | |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
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Mount Elbrus Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 10 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Russia are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
2.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
3.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Elbrus at the specific elevation of 5642 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Elbrus. 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 Russia.
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Visitor Reviews of Mount Elbrus
Overall 3.4 Based on 13 votes and 2 reviews
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- Isaac Martinez velasco from Bolivia writes:
me concidero el primer Boliviano en conquistar la cima del continete europeo el monte elbrus con el clima en condiciones extremas, bonita montaña, las personas muy amables y cordiales siceramete me gusto
Visitor Reviews of Mount Elbrus
Isaac Martinez velasco from Bolivia writes:
me concidero el primer Boliviano en conquistar la cima del continete europeo el monte elbrus con el clima en condiciones extremas, bonita montaña, las personas muy amables y cordiales siceramete me gusto
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