While before, a high-pressure zone over the Mediterranean region and an Atlantic low-pressure system induced warm air flow from Northwest Africa to the middle latitudes, we now observed the inflow of colder air masses, bringing colder temperatures and also snowfall to the Alps. The image shows the current snow depth in the Alps. These depths slightly increased over the last few days with the inflow of the cold air masses, as can be seen on the video showing the daily snowfall amounts from Friday, the 13th of January and the following days.
Additionally, the snowfall in the Alps can be well monitored with the help of our webcams. For example, we compared the webcam images for Oberstdorf shortly before the expected snowfall (2023-01-13) and after the snow arrived (2023-01-16). Here, the new snow is visible in the before-and-after comparison.
Wintersport enthusiasts are now probably already looking for the best ski resort, and they can observe all relevant information for their skiing day on our designated ski weather page.
Besides the above-explained snow weather maps, which are part of our point+ subscription, we also recommend our snow meteogram to find detailed information on the temperature at different altitudes as well as on precipitation and snowfall.
For some locations in the Alps, more snowfall is expected for the next few days. Overall, polar cold air will continue to bring wintry temperatures below 0 degrees and windy conditions over the next few days. With a medium to high probability of precipitation, snowfall is to be expected here and there, with the prospect of medium fresh snow accumulation. Especially the Eastern Alps will be affected by cloudiness and a higher probability of precipitation, while there will be more sunny hours in the Western Alps.
We are sure that the introduced tools are of great help in planning snow activities and analyzing snow forecast data.
