Seen more like 20-40cm at altitude by the end of Saturday while the southern Alps largely missed out. The eastern Swiss and Austrian Alps will have It did rain a lot yesterday below 2000m though, meaning that any improvements to conditions at low altitude will be very limited and/or temporary.
Tignes, Val Thorens, Chamonix and Glacier 3000). Snowfall totals above 2000m from the current storm will be in the range of 40-70cm across a wide swathe of the north-western Alps by the end of today, with 100cm or more in places in the northernįrench and extreme western Swiss Alps (e.g. However, there is the threat of another Saharan dust storm which could make the sky very hazy at times. It should remain mostly sunny early next week, also turning much Some flurries will continue to low levels in the Austrian Alps tomorrow but for most regions it will be dry with good sunny spells. The southern Alps will see little if any snow. Mürren, Engelberg, Klosters, Lech, Kaprun). Avoriaz, 3 Valleys) and 10-15cm (with 20cm in some spots) across the northern Swiss and Austrian Alps (e.g. Today, around 5-10 cm of snow is generally expected in the northern French Alps (e.g. If you are still thinking about grabbing a very late ski holiday in the Alps this year, recommended resorts include Val d’Isère, Tignes, Val Thorens, Zermatt, Cervinia, Saas-Fee, Kaprun, Next week, the weather looks like it will be fairly unsettled and relatively cool, with bits and pieces of snow just about anywhere in the Alps (above 1500-2000m or so). Low for mid-April – around 1700m this afternoon in Obertauern, for example. Austria) where freezing levels this weekend will be unusually The colder weather that has now moved in from the east this weekend will improve snow quality, especially in the eastern Alps (e.g. Than they would have under completely clear skies. This SaharanĮpisode may not have been as marked as the one a few weeks back, but it still prevented solid overnight refreezing of snow in many areas, leading to the pistes becoming slushier earlier in the day Watch for a hurricane in mid-September.This follows a warm week of weather in the Alps, which started with deep blue skies on Monday but then became very hazy mid-week as a new wave of Saharan dust moved up from the south. September and October will be a bit cooler than normal, with rainfall above normal in the north and below normal in the south.
Watch for a tropical storm in mid- to late August. Summer will be hotter and drier than normal, with the hottest periods in mid- and late June and early and late July. April and May will be warmer than normal, with rainfall below normal in the north and above normal in the south. Snowfall will be near normal, with the best chances for snow in mid- to late January and early to mid-February. Precipitation will be below normal in the north and above normal in the south. Winter temperatures will be below normal, on average, with the coldest periods in mid- and late December, throughout much of January, and in early to mid-February. Enter Your Location Annual Weather Summary