What's that coming, over the hill... BIG Snow Incoming
What's that coming, over the hill... BIG Snow Incoming
Published : 03-Nov-2014 10:01
For the past 7-10 days, pretty much all the forecast models have been indicating some significant Alpine precipitation this week.The leading edge is now within the 48 hour window and Tuesday and Wednesday look like seeing some very substantial snowfall in places. Although still on the mild side beforehand, temperatures will drop significantly as the snow falls and it's likely to be below 1500 metres over a wide area.
The main event looks like it'll be to the South of the main Alpine ridge, with the Aosta Valley, Dolomites and Southern Alps firmly in the firing line, but there's a possibility of some big snowfalls coming in to the Northern French Alps and central/South Switzerland as well.
For a bit of fun, check our French, Italian and Swiss snow pages and sort the main table by the "48 hour" column (amount of snow expected in the next 48 hours)...
French Snow Forecast - Isola and Auron could see over 1 metre in the next 48 hours.
Snow Forecast for Italy - Alagna and Champoluc are looking at anything up to 2 metres of snow by Thursday.
Swiss Snow - Saas Fee and Zermatt sitting pretty.
Obviously, all usual caveats apply - it may not happen quite as forecast, and it all might melt before Xmas but it's going to be fun to watch.
We'll be digging out (ho ho) some prime webcams to keep an eye on later... enjoy the snow, er, show.
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