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After the südstau is before the südstau, or: To those who have, shall be given. The Christmas pattern is repeating itself and a calmer phase today and tomorrow will be followed by the next stormy southerly situation on New Year's Day. The focus of the precipitation will once again be in the south-east and we are once again waiting for a report from the oracle with further details.

Good news for the Northern Alps! The Christmas thaw is still raging at the moment, but from Thursday evening it will get colder from the north with snow down to low altitudes. Presumably, a Christmas alarm will go out in the northern congested areas. We are eagerly awaiting a message from the oracle!

The more southerly parts of the Alps up to the main ridge and a little beyond now have a decent base after the extreme southerly dust, while the northern Alps still have to wait. The different conditions can also be seen in the CRs at the moment: In the south and southwest, powder is great, while in northern Salzburger Land a reporter has to make do with ski tours on frozen fields, slightly sugared.

The weather uniformity of sun and high fog is coming to an end! There is potential for large amounts of precipitation in the südstau from Friday. The northern Alps will also get a few flakes here and there, but it's more likely to be the Föhn that will shape the snow cover at the weekend.

The PowderGuide weather service is available again as usual from today. We hope the winter will give us a jolt and our PowderMap will soon be really colorful again! As before, there are SNOWGRID and sunshine maps as well as a short text forecast.

Greetings, dear WeatherBlog readers! We are starting the season, despite high pressure and the corona crisis, because: Weather always works. And at some point, the weather will change again and so will the lockdown situation. And then you want to be well prepared! The other PowderGuide weather services (fresh snow forecast, PowderMap) will be switched on when it looks a bit more wintry.

A lack of snow in the early season, repeated rain up to high altitudes in mid-winter and then the coronavirus pandemic overshadowing everything - 2019/20 was not a carefree dream winter. We are all the more pleased about the beautiful, fun, adventurous and exciting days on the mountain that we were able to experience last season. In the SeasonReport we review the key points of the winter on PowderGuide.com. Thanks to the PG community and to all our friends and partners! And see you soon!

To cut a long story short, the weather will remain as it is for the time being. There will only be a change in the next few days in the form of a few spring clouds. In the north there may be - how exciting! - there might even be a shower at the weekend.

Many people are currently showing a new or perhaps just rediscovered interest in gardening, sourdough and looking out of the window. The weather is crucial for two of these things anyway, and if you take sourdough seriously, you can also think about the local kitchen microclimate. So, as always, there's plenty of reason to talk about the weather.

The Alpine region lies between a low in the south and a wide-ranging bridge of high pressure that spans us in the north. We are on the borderline between "cool and mostly sunny" and "cloudy and often wet". The cold easterly flow will remain with us.

Due to the current situation caused by COVID 19 and the resulting curfew, we snow rummagers are also staying at home and using the time to share old, interesting profiles or technical knowledge with you. If you refresh and expand your snow and avalanche knowledge now, you will be all the better equipped for the next season - because it is sure to come.

What to do with the WeatherBlog? Skiing has been canceled, there are more important things to do. In stark contrast to the state weather services, which are part of the critical infrastructure and therefore have to continue to function anyway, we are here purely for entertainment. On the other hand, I personally find the weather report after the TV or radio news to be soothing, reassuringly normal, as is looking at weather maps. So, let's talk a bit about the weather.