Snow Overviews

France

Updated 18/02

High pressure over Eastern and Central Europe creates a strong barrier that is preventing low pressure and unsettled weather making its way in off the Atlantic. The result will be a cool but otherwise really stable week and weekend ahead for the French Alps.

Sun will be the order of the day for most of this week, with a few flutters of cloud cover moving in through the middle of this week before becoming permanent over the weekend. The freezing line will drop overnight, with lows of -9°C possible at 2,000m. From its nadir at 1,000m, the line will climb in the midday sun, reaching 2,000m every day, bringing spring-like conditions to make areas.

Early indicators are for some more snowfall to begin the new week, but it remains too early to tell whether this will bring meaningful snow to the region.

Switzerland

Updated 18/02

High pressure over Eastern and Central Europe creates a strong barrier that is preventing low pressure and unsettled weather making its way in off the Atlantic. The result will be a cool but otherwise really stable week and weekend ahead for the Swiss Alps.

Sun will be the order of the day for most of this week, with a few flutters of cloud cover moving in through the middle of the week. The freezing line will drop overnight, with lows of -9°C possible at 2,000m. From its nadir at 1,000m, the line will climb in the midday sun, reaching 2,000m every day, bringing spring-like conditions to make areas. Through the middle of the week, the overnight line will rise to 1,500m, limiting the ability of snow on lower slopes to freeze overnight.

Early indicators are for some more snowfall to begin the new week, but it remains too early to tell whether this will bring meaningful snow to the region.

Austria

Updated 18/02

High pressure over Eastern and Central Europe creates a strong barrier that is preventing low pressure and unsettled weather making its way in off the Atlantic. The result will be a cool but otherwise really stable week and weekend ahead for the Austrian Alps.

Sun will be the order of the day for most of this week, with a few flutters of cloud cover moving in through the middle of this week. The freezing line will drop overnight, with lows of -9°C possible at 2,000m. From its nadir at 1,000m, the line will climb in the midday sun, reaching 2,000m every day, bringing spring-like conditions to make areas. Over the course of the week, both overnight and midday lines will rise by c.500m, meaning proper spring-like conditions will dominate with fewer opportunities for snow to freeze overnight.

Early indicators are for some more snowfall to begin the new week, but it remains too early to tell whether this will bring meaningful snow to the region.

Italy

Updated 18/02

High pressure over Eastern and Central Europe creates a strong barrier that is preventing low pressure and unsettled weather making its way in off the Atlantic. The result will be a cool but otherwise really stable week and weekend ahead for the Italian Alps.

Sun will be the order of the day for most of this week, with a few flutters of cloud cover moving in through the middle of this week before becoming permanent over the weekend. The freezing line will drop overnight, with lows of -6°C possible at 2,000m. From its nadir at 1,500, the line will climb in the midday sun, reaching 2,500m every day, bringing spring-like conditions to make areas.

Early indicators are for some more snowfall to begin the new week in north-westerly areas, but it remains too early to tell the exact totals expected.

Germany

Updated 18/02

High pressure over Eastern and Central Europe creates a strong barrier that is preventing low pressure and unsettled weather making its way in off the Atlantic. The result will be a cool but otherwise really stable week and weekend ahead for the German Alps.

Sun will be the order of the day for most of this week, with a few flutters of cloud cover moving in through the middle of this week before becoming permanent over the weekend. The freezing line will drop overnight, with lows of -6°C possible at 2,000m. From its nadir at 1,500, the line will climb in the midday sun, reaching 2,500m every day, bringing spring-like conditions to make areas.

Spain & Andorra

Updated 18/02

Mild conditions continue throughout this week, with positive temperatures and plenty of sun dominate across the region until the weekend.

Cool weather moves in over the weekend as low pressure just about scrapes the region, bringing with it negative temperatures at mid-mountain level; at the same time, around 15cm of snow will fall, and, with the freezing line falling from 2,000m overnight this will ensure that snow reaches most elevations.

Links – Spain

Links – Andorra

Eastern Europe

Updated 18/02

High pressure over Eastern and Central Europe dominates the region for this week, keeping things sunny but cold for many areas. The freezing line will be camped out close to sea level for many areas, occasionally climbing to around 1,000m in the midday sun.

Fine, dry and bright conditions will dominate, with barely a cloud in sight in southern and western regions. Temperatures will be cold, with overnight lows of -12°C and daytime highs of -7°C; in westerly regions, this will climb as the week continues close to freezing by the weekend.

Useful Links – Bulgaria

Useful Links – Other Eastern Europe

Scotland

Updated 18/02

A mild and, quite frankly, miserable week is in store for the Scottish Highlands, as unsettled conditions moving over the region later in the week bring plenty of rain. The Grampians will see a smattering of snowfall through the middle of this week, but mild conditions turn milder with mid-single digit across the region. This will see rain, and loads of it, reaching a crescendo on Sunday with considerable rainfall over the West Coast.

Scandinavia

Updated 18/02

High pressure continues to dominate across Central and Eastern Europe, creating a barrier to preserve cold and fine, dry and bright conditions for many areas across Scandinavia. Highs of -6°C at mid-mountain level and plenty of sun will be the theme through the middle of this week, except along the northern Atlantic coast where around 20cm of snow will fall.

Unsettled and mild conditions will move across the region towards the end of this week, raising the freezing line to around 2,000m. Precipitation will fall across western and southern areas, falling as a mix of rain and snow as the temperatures fluctuate either side of freezing.

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Norway

Sweden

Finland

Japan

Updated 18/02

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USA

Updated 18/02

A strong atmospheric storm is bringing really good snowfall totals to many areas on the Left Coast through the middle of this week, marking the US’s return to proper winter. Some serious totals will be found across the region, starting in the PNW and Sierras, and moving across the whole region. Snowfall totals by the end of this week could be as high as 2ft in the PNW and Tetons, a foot-and-a-half across Utah, and a foot across Colorado.

Things turn drier once again into the weekend.

A really cold start to this week sees overnight highs of -20°C, warming to -10°C on the Ice Coast. Cloud will dominate, with a few flurries of snow – especially over the weekend – that will work to freshen up slopes in the region.

Canada

Updated 18/02

Really good conditions move in for Whistler for probably the first time this season, with temperatures hanging around at or below freezing for most of this week. Snow will fall periodically throughout the week, with around 20cm expected down – most of this will fall over the coming weekend, creating excellent skiing conditions for many.

Similar conditions are in store for the BC Interior, slightly colder with daytime highs of -2°C at mid-mountain level. Overnight snowfall will keep things fresh for many areas, before around 10cm falls over the weekend.

Over the St Lawrence things remain cold, with daytime highs of around -8°C; some snowfall will move in over the weekend, creating excellent if cold skiing conditions on Sunday.