Okay... I have good news and bad news. You want it like in the action movie? Bad news first?! Okay: Whether it's really a true omega is for my colleague from the WeatherBlog to judge, but whatever it is, it sticks to the original Greek meaning of the word, namely the end. The end of all our powder dreams. Someone didn't decorate the Ullrschrein with fresh candles and pictures from last season and now we have the salad. An omega high pressure area until (in the worst case) Christmas. And the omega high comes after Xaver.
The diagram shows what the Omega means for the Swiss Alps
Precipitation should actually be shown at the bottom. But it won't, because there won't be any in the next two weeks. And the red line is the normal seasonal temperature at an altitude of around 1500m. All possible weather patterns are warmer. Oh dear.
And that brings us to the good news
Storm Xaver, which everyone is talking about, is also bringing snow to the Alps. For the time being. And only in the east. Unfortunately, the incoming flow is not suitable and the north-westerly direction means that nobody living west of Kitzbühel will get a healthy layer of fresh snow to play with. It will be cold there for a short time, but the fresh snow will be somewhere between 0 - 20 cm by Saturday, more towards the east. Zero towards western Switzerland and the south. Most of the snow will fall in Salzburg and Styria, where 30-40cm is likely to fall, which will be transported by the hurricane where the snow is not held in place by trees. In the well-known north-west congestion holes in the east, it could be 50 or even 60cm by Sunday. But 60cm is likely to be the exception rather than the rule and will delight the blessed few who find it. My tip for everyone: Enjoy the powder in the trees in the east and use the last snow in the west as a tour before the slush weeks. In the west, the sun comes out on Saturday afternoon, in the east only on Sunday. In the medium term, only antidepressants and looking after the Ullrschrein will help. When the lack of snow hits the mass media in 10 days' time and normal skiers are worried about their Christmas vacation, you can say with a beer (or rather a schnapps?) in your hand: We knew it two weeks ago. Powder to the peopleYour oracle
