Current situation and outlook
The basis for our weather is currently a strong, roughly westerly current. Embedded in this, fronts and intermediate highs alternate in relatively rapid succession. An extension of the Azores High will bring us early spring fever today (Wednesday) and tomorrow with temperatures well into the double digits in the valleys, a corresponding zero degree limit on the other side and plenty of sunshine. On Friday, it is likely to get cooler and a little wetter again, although "cooler" is still relatively mild for February. The corresponding front will reach the Alps from the northwest and bring a little fresh snow to the NW congested areas. That's probably not enough for a PowderAlert.
The weekend looks sunny across the board - the high-pressure influence will prevail again. In contrast to the current situation, however, the Alps are more on the edge and not in the middle, so there is still some uncertainty and it is unlikely to remain clear everywhere. At the beginning of next week, the chances of snow will increase with a north-westerly situation currently indicated in the models - that would be the mountain winter mentioned at the beginning. It won't be particularly cold, but from today's point of view, it's quite conceivable that the higher elevations will get some additional snow, of course with the usual range of fluctuation. In the even more distant forecast range from the middle of next week, there are signs of a massive storm situation which, if it arrives in anything like its current form, would result in very high wind speeds with damage potential.
