Forecasters predict sudden warming after bitter frosts in Yekaterinburg

The cold spell is expected to ease at the start of next week, with forecasters promising anomalous warming by mid-week.

Jan 29, 2026

An anticyclone has brought severe frosts to the region, with temperatures expected to remain low until the weekend.
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Vladislav Lonshakov / E1.RU

Forecasters say that the frost was brought by an anticyclone. And temperatures around -30 degrees Celsius (-22°F) will persist in the Urals in the coming days, until Saturday, January 24.

«The figure shows the forecast for air temperature distribution on Thursday afternoon. The ridge of the anticyclone is clearly visible, stretching from Central Siberia towards the European part of the country. With developed descending air movements in the anticyclone, all the cold is concentrated near the earth«s surface. So even the relatively low Ural Mountains serve as some obstacle to the spread of cooling to the west.»

«During the day, the ridge will gradually shift south, and by Friday night its axis will be located over the southern part of Sverdlovsk Oblast. At the same time, mostly clear weather with weak wind is expected, and surface cooling of the air will be most significant,» noted Alexei Pulin, author of the Telegram channel «Weather in Yekaterinburg».

The cold weather came to Yekaterinburg not for long. Already by the weekend, the -30-degree frosts will subside, and in the middle of next week, anomalous warming for January is promised:

January 23 (Fri.): night -31°C (-24°F), day -24°C (-11°F);
January 24 (Sat.): night -30°C (-22°F), day -20°C (-4°F);
January 25 (Sun.): night -24°C (-11°F), day -17°C (1°F);
January 26 (Mon.): night -21°C (-6°F), day -13°C (9°F);
January 27 (Tue.): night -19°C (-2°F), day -12°C (10°F);
January 28 (Wed.): night -16°C (3°F), day -9°C (16°F);
January 29 (Thu.): night -11°C (12°F), day -6°C (21°F).

About how Yekaterinburg is enduring the frosts, we are reporting in real-time.

Due to the cold, in Yekaterinburg, a giant slide and the ice rink in the city center have already been closed. Urals residents barely had time to catch their breath after the severe frosts last week when temperatures in Yekaterinburg dropped to nearly -30 degrees Celsius (-22°F). Many parents in the frost leave their children at home and allow them to skip school. We told at what temperature one can stay home.

Also read the weather forecast for the entire January.