[b]Summary[/b]

The weather across the Alps continues to be mild for the most parts with spring skiing conditions, there has been some fresh snow but this is largely confined to higher resorts. Further down resorts have been losing their snow cover, and slopes are seeing the snow base thin and turn slushy, however snow levels are still quite good after heavy snow earlier in the winter,

Next week is looking mostly dry and turning milder, so the best of the skiing conditions in the morning.

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[b]Synoptic Summary[/b]

On Saturday, there is High Pressure of 1038mb centred over France, and this is giving Easterly winds over the Alps on its SE flank, quite cool over Eastern areas, milder further west.

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By Monday, the High builds slightly to be over the UK still at around 1038mb, again this should give give Easterly winds over the Alps on its SE flank, quite cool over Eastern areas, milder further west.

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By Wednesday the high starts to weaken, it's centred over Germany, and milder over all the Alps with light winds.

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By Friday, the High pressure dissipates, but still with general high pressure over the Alps, a bit more uncertainty this far out though.
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[b]Alps Detail [/b]

[b]Freezing Levels (noon)[/b]
[b]S[/b][b]at 10 Mar - [/b]1400m-1600m generally, 1800-2200m SE Switzerland, SW Austria and much of N and W Italy
[b]Sun 11 Mar - [/b]1400m-1600m generally, 1800-2400m SE Switzerland, SW Austria and much of N and W Italy, and France, milder from west later
[b]Mon 12 Mar[/b][b]- [/b]2400-3000m France, W Switzerland and W Germany, 1800m-2100m Central, 1800m Central and E Germany and most of Austria
[b]Tue 13 Mar -[/b] 3000m-3200m West, 2200-2600m Central, 1400-1800m Eastern Austria
[b]Wed 14 Mar - [/b]2800m-3000m West, 2200-2600m Eastern Austria
[b]Thu 15 Mar - [/b]2600m-2800m West, 2200-2600m Eastern Austria
[b]Fri 16 Mar - [/b]2400m-260m generally

[b]850 Hpa Temps (noon)[/b]
[b]Sat 10 Mar - [/b]0 to -2c generally, +2 to +4c SE Switzerland, SW Austria and much of N and W Italy
[b]Sun 11 Mar - [/b]0 to -2c generally, +2 to +4c SE Switzerland, SW Austria and much of N and W Italy
[b]Mon 12 Mar - [/b]+3c to +5c West (locallly +10c), -1 to +2c North east
[b]Tue [/b][b]13 Mar [/b][b]-[/b] +5c to +9c West, +3c to +5c Central, -1c to +3c Eastern Austria
[b]Wed [/b][b]14 Mar [/b][b] - [/b]+4c to +7c West, +2c to +4c Eastern Austria
[b]Thu 15 Mar - [/b] +5c to +9c generally, +3c Eastern Austria
[b]Fri 16 Mar -[/b] +5c to +9c generally,

[b]Freezing Levels (6am)[/b]
[b]Sat 10 Mar - [/b]200m to 600m Central and North, 800m-1200m Italy
[b]Sun 11 Mar [/b][b]- [/b]large variation, 600m to 1200m generally, a few pockets higher
[b]Mon 12 Mar[/b] [b]- [/b]600m-1200mgenerally, higher in Italy
[b]Tue [/b][b]13 Mar[/b][b] -[/b] large variation, 600m to 1200m generally, a few pockets higher
[b]Wed [/b][b]14 Mar[/b][b] - [/b] large variation, 600m to 1200m generally, over 2000m in places
[b]Thu 15 Mar - [/b]600m-1500m over some mountains, over 2000m generally
[b]Fri 16 Mar - [/b]600m-1500m over some mountains, over 2000m generally

[b]Alps Daily Summaries[/b]

[b]Sat 10 Mar[/b]- Mostly dry with bright spells, with a thaw over lower to medium slopes [attachment=132235:Fri 9 Mar +24 Alps.JPG]

[b]Sun 11 Mar - [/b]Dry to the south and West, but some moderate precipitation edging in from the North east for Germany and parts of Austria snow down to around 1000-1200m. [attachment=132229:9 Mar +48 Alps.JPG]

[b]Mon [/b][b]12 Mar[/b][b] - [/b]Dry to the south and West, but overnight precipitation continuing for Central parts of Austria into the afternoon before slowly dying out, snow down to around 100m again. [attachment=132230:9 Mar +72 Alps.JPG]

[b]Tue [/b][b]13 Mar[/b][b] -[/b] Mostly dry with bright spells, with a thaw of lying snow over lower to medium slopes and to high slopes over the Western Alps [attachment=132231:9 Mar +96 Alps.JPG]

[b]Wed 14 Mar - [/b] Mostly dry with bright spells, with a thaw of continuing thaw of lying snow for most slopes, rapid over lower slopes [attachment=132232:9 Mar +120 Alps.JPG]

[b]Thu 15 Mar[/b] - Mostly dry with bright spells, with a thaw of continuing thaw of lying snow for most slopes, rapid over lower slopes [attachment=132233:9 Mar +144 Alps.JPG]

[b]Fri 16 Mar[/b] - Mostly dry with bright spells, with a thaw of continuing thaw of lying snow for most slopes, rapid over lower slopes. [attachment=132234:9 Mar +168 Alps.JPG]