Snow forecast: next 6 days

The end of persitent and very mild high-pressure weather is in sight! The weather models are working on something nice for next week, but how exactly it will turn out is hard to say at this point. A cut-off low could cause some surprises, but to be clear right away: for details on snow amounts and distribution it is of course still too early.

Except for the extreme rainfall in France and Spain, there has been little to report for a week, especially in the Alps. A powerful high-pressure area over Central Europe brings mild and dry weather. Such a calm phase is not uncommon in autumn, but this year the situation seems to remain blocked for a long time.

The days are quickly getting shorter and almost all glacier ski areas are open. The snow situation is better than last autumn, but these areas are still relying on the snow that fell in September and early October. Outside the glaciers, below 3200 meters, there is hardly any snow left. For freeriding, we still have to wait for colder air combined with precipitation.

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Between reviving depressions over the Atlantic and high pressure over the eastern Mediterranean, a humid and very mild southwesterly flow has developed. This has caused a lot of precipitation in recent days, with regional flooding once again. On Thursday, another significant precipitation area will follow, with the snow line unfortunately barely dropping.

What a snowstorm! And this is just the beginning! In the coming days, even more snow is expected due to strong stau against the Northern Alps. The snowline is still quite low as well. Above, you can see the Snowgrid analysis from Geosphere Austria, which gives a good indication of what has already fallen over the past 24 hours.

As predicted, it’s really going off in Austria. There’s an incredible amount of snow falling, and it’s expected to continue for a while. The first webcam images show a landscape we normally wouldn’t see for several more weeks! I’m curious who will be the first to make the season’s first turns on a snow-covered meadow.

A new season with new powder is coming! Another very warm summer is coming to an end and once again the Alpine glaciers have had a difficult period with large ice losses. Fortunately, the glaciers are getting a much-needed first layer of protection in the upcoming week and we are approaching the (hopefully snowy) winter.

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After a very warm period in the Alps, a strong cooling will now follow. Higher up, the snow cover grows steadily over the next few days. A nice layer of snow will fall until Thursday evening. After a short break on Friday, more snow could follow over the weekend! Time for PA#18! I could actually have taken the title of the previous weather report as well, as we are in fact once again emerging from an extraordinary situation in the Alps with two consecutive record-warm weekends.

After the exceptional warmth of the past few days, a cold front will bring a solid cooling and a fresh layer of snow. It will get about 15 to locally 20 degrees colder and the snowline will thus drop nicely. Taking a quick look at two snow graphs in Tirol, we can see that snowmelt at altitudes of around 2000 metres is now in full swing.