Snow Overviews

France

Updated 28/03

After a few weeks of calm and settled conditions, cool weather moves in to begin the weekend. The freezing line drops from 2,250m in the midday sun to around 1,750 tomorrow, falling lower overnight. This will see a few flurries of snowfall bringing a useful freshener for mid-to-upper elevations.

Cloud and cool conditions continue on Sunday, before more high pressure and fine, dry and bright conditions dominate once again from Monday onwards. The freezing line will fluctuate over the course of the new week, introducing freeze-thaw conditions once again, but will settled into a pattern of hitting around 2,500m in the midday sun , cooling to 1,750m overnight.

This pattern is likely to continue for some time to come.

Switzerland

Updated 28/03

Cooling conditions open up the weekend, bringing with it overcast conditions and snowfall to many areas especially in the east. The freezing line drops off from 2,000m and continues to fall over Saturday, and continues to drop in easterly reaches. Snowfall will total up to two feet in the southeast, where a nordstau over Austria spills over into the Grisons – a foot will fall on Saturday along, with another 20cm and change falling over Sunday and Monday. Further west, this will be reduced to around 10cm on Saturday along.

High pressure returns across the region as the new week begins, bringing fine, dry and bright conditions for many. The freezing line returns to its nightly freeze-thaw dance, dropping off to below 1,500m but rising to 2,500m in the midday sun.

Austria

Updated 28/03

A steady nordstau event over Austria hits this weekend, with cooling temperatures and loads of snow hitting the region. Loads of it. Snowfall brings over two feet of snow to the Inn and Ems Valleys, with plenty of it making it over the Main Alpine Ridge to the southerly edges of the Austria Alps. Snow will begin Friday night, before around a foot falls on Saturday, followed by half a foot on Sunday and nearly another foot on Monday.

The freezing line will drop off gradually over the course of this period, starting at 2,000m but reaching 1,000m by dawn on Monday. This will ensure that much of this especially later snowfall reaches lower elevation slopes, too.

Fine, dry and steady conditions then move in for the remainder of the week and into next weekend.

Italy

Updated 28/03

A generally cooler weekend than previous for many areas across Italy this weekend and into the new week, with the freezing line falling off from a high of around 2,5000m to hitting 1,000m by Monday lunchtime. This will be accompanied by snowfall in some areas, including around 10cm in the Dolomites and 5cm in the Aosta Valley.

Fine, dry and bright conditions return as the new working week does, with temperatures remaining cool throughout. A few flurries of snow will fall across the region later in the week, as temperatures return to their normal spring freeze-thaw dance.

Germany

Updated 28/03

After a spike in temperatures on Friday, things cool across the German Alps and some good late season snowfall follows in due course; around 20cm will fall across higher elevations, however as the freezing line drops steadily over this weekend.

Fine, dry and bright conditions return as the new week continues, with the freezing line once again climbing during the midday sun.

Spain & Andorra

Updated 28/03

A short but sharp drop in temperatures over this weekend in the Pyrenees brings with it snow, with around 15cm falling across Friday and Saturday. High pressure and fine, dry and bright conditions then return into the new week, as temperatures climb considerably and things turn increasingly mild.

More unsettled weather tracks in as the week continues, bringing with it precipitation falling as a mix of rain and snow. Things will cool off, but with positive temperatures or freezing expected at 2,000m.

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Eastern Europe

Updated 28/03

A deeply unsettled weekend and week ahead for Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with steady precipitation falling on and off throughout this period. Whether this falls as rain or snow will depend greatly on the location.

Southern reaches will see mostly snow, as the temperatures hangs around freezing at 2,000m. Some reasonable totals can be expected on Sunday and overnight Monday into Tuesday, with around 10cm in total for this period. Other areas will see more rain than snow, as temperatures will be milder; the northwest of the region will start around 7°C at 1,500m, before cooling off as the new week begins.

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Scotland

Updated 25/03

Resorts in Scotland have now closed for winter sports, shifting to summer focus.

Scandinavia

Updated 28/03

Generally cool conditions persist over the south of the region through this weekend and into the new week, with bank of cloud cover over the region to boot. Things will turn milder as the new week continues, bringing with it some precipitation that may fall as rain in parts, particularly over the central mountains.

The Atlantic coast continues its good run of form, with conditions running cool-to-cold rather than the cold the have been in the past. Steady snowfall will continue over this weekend and into the new week, with around 20cm down at mid-mountain level. A few belts of rain may be expected towards the middle of the new week as temperatures turn briefly milder.

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Japan

Updated 28/03

Cold conditions return both north and south in Japan this week, with cloud and snow in store for many areas. Both Hokkaido and Honshu will see around 10cm of snow between Friday evening and Tuesday morning.

Conditions then turn mild and rainy as the new week continues.

USA

Updated 28/03

Cold conditions bring with it snowfall for many areas on the Left Coast this weekend, especially in the PNW, Utah and Colorado regions. Around 10″ of snow can be expected down into Sunday morning. Conditions turn fine, dry and bright through the remainder of the week and next weekend, before another storm system is expected to track in next week.

On the ice coast, a seriously mild and rainy weekend and week is in store, before temperatures plummet on Tuesday with flurries of snow meeting fine, dry and bright conditions through this period.

Canada

Updated 28/03

Cool-to-cold conditions are in store for most of the Canadian Left Coast over this weekend and into the new week, with temperatures hanging around zero at between 1,600 and 1,900m. Steady cloud cover and flurries of snow can be expected over this time, too.

A bitterly cold weekend for the St Lawrence turns milder and rainy-er as the new week begins, before turning bitterly cold once again as high pressure and fine, dry and bright conditions move in to start the new week.