Current situation and outlook
With a slight westerly flow, the sun will shine almost everywhere today, with a few high clouds here and there. It will become cloudy again during the course of Thursday and the clouds will probably build up from the morning onwards, especially on the southern side of the Alps, with precipitation gradually setting in - a long-awaited event for the south. It's tempting to describe the expected snowfall as a drop in the bucket, given that fresh snow in the north has recently been measured in meters rather than centimeters. In reality, however, we're more likely to be dealing with cold stones that are easily covered in snow.
The tendency towards changeable westerly weather will continue until the weekend. On Friday, it will probably still be quite cloudy in the east with a few snow showers, but it will clear up from the west. Then the next round of medium-range disturbances will follow as part of a rather low-grade, also medium-range low-pressure system. In other words: a mixed weekend, a few snow showers here and there and the occasional ray of sunshine, perhaps. The south-eastern Alps will benefit from fresh snow during the upcoming weather period, where the base will gradually be improved with several smaller snowfalls.
