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The Sahara wind made the sky milky on Saturday over much of the Austrian Alps.Warm as well 18c at 4 pm . Snow melt gushing down the mountain streams currently. This is not right ! C

@Blessed Weather Malcolm, I think this has been the warmest season in the Austrian Alps generally since I came out here in 2005. Locals think the warmest ever ! Sure France has done a lot better this season going by reports ? It has been hard to tap into any cold air source this season for the Eastern Alps Spring very early here with snow line beyond 1500m this morning. Cattle coming out as well to grass.

Warm sunshine, fohn winds and desert dust has brought an abrupt end to the ski-ing season in these parts. Very little snow left above 1500m. Any ski-ing on offer is hard work with very soft snow piste and not that enjoyable. Overall, the past 3 months have been incredibly mild with record temps recorded in the mountains. The piste workers have worked wonders to keep the season going as long as it has. An early Easter was expected to provide an end of season bonus for the ski-ing business but sadly the punters have decided to stay away for the most part as a picnic in the forests sounds more attractive. I have postponed my trip back to blighty as the prospect of wind, rain and chill not my cup of tea. So hopefully early June for a visit ? I do miss the Great British pub, tv and food ( the best in the world by a country mile ). So boys and girls, thats me signing out on this thread until next season. C

Morning all. Just looked at the models , so have decided to postpone my spring visit to the NW. Wind, rain and chill not my cup of tea. Warm sunshine, fohn winds and desert dust just abouit brought a early end to the snow over here with very little remaining below 1500m . A bit of disaster for the ski-ing industry who were expecting a good end to the season with Easter being early this year. Anyway, despite the horrid weather for you lot, you still have the best pubs and food in the world by a country mile on your door steps ( and tv ) which is crap over here. Hope to get over in June. C

A sunless miserable day here in the Austrian Alps . Snowfall above 1200m. Drizzle and rain in the valley with mild conditions persistent. Crap winter really over here , March following the pattern of the warmest February ever in Austria with temps well above normal values. However, we do see the sunshine from time to time. Looking at your sunshine totals in the Northwest of England , almost non existent so far this year . Is it really that bad ? My farmer friend up near Skipton say its permanently wet and cloudy but frost free for the most part. In fact he also tells me he has never seen the ground so sodden. C

I would not like to be on The Yorkshire coast this weekend with winds coming off The North Sea. Will feel even colder next week. There is a heck of a lot of snow to melt and transfer into the North Sea from Scandinavia over the coming weeks. Any winds originating from the East will make Eastern parts feel particularly cold. Models showing that now. Even today with coldest I have ever felt in my lifetime was playing cricket at Wetwang ( Yorkshire wolds ) in early April wearing 3 sweaters. Currently living at 1340m in the Austrian Alps and positively mild in comparison to ! Wetwang , frozen in time. Great place and happy memories. C

How good and comprehensive are those newspaper reports compared to the inaccurate posts today on many media streams.

Evening all , just looking at that latest chart for months end. Another pulse of warm air heading into The Eastern Alps. So far up to 25 th Feb , it is the warmest February ever in 257 years of records kept in Austria. Nearly a massive +6c above the 1991-20 average ( that is also a period of warm decades ) Some parts of Austria not seeing any snowfall at all this winter. Quite astonishing. C Original post: https://community.netweather.tv/topic/99814-model-output-discussion-22nd-jan-2024-onwards/?do=findComment&comment=5042254

Evening all , just looking at that latest chart for months end. Another pulse of warm air heading into The Eastern Alps. So far up to 25 th Feb , it is the warmest February ever in 257 years of records kept in Austria. Nearly a massive +6c above the 1991-20 average ( that is also a period of warm decades ) Some parts of Austria not seeing any snowfall at all this winter. Quite astonishing. C

Zauchensee yesterday. Ski -in/ Ski out to the pub ! C

This was the beautiful ski village of Rauris in the valley of the Golden Eagle close to the border of Salzburgerland/ Carinthia and over looked by the Gross Glockner Massive. I have been here a few times and it is certainly worth the visit. Generally quiet and can be booked from the UK with Crystal Ski who have some really good hotels on offer. C

On the Fanningberg yesterday afternoon. This Sunday expected to be the busiest of the season. Best sit in the sunshine and drink beer . C

Morning all. Thursday will see a active front move across The British Isles with more rain again. All models end the week on a cold note with snow possible for quite a few from Friday as a wedge of cold air sinks over the British Isles. Typical ,first day of the Spring month ! Any snow wasted at low level but better than mild mush after such a long wait. C

Today was a dream day on the slopes. Perfect snow, well groomed runs , sunshine and perfect temperature. Its been a long wait. C C

Some more pictures from the village this morning. The last one is the most important one ( clearing a path way to the pub ( Alderhorst ) C

Morning. After weeks on nothingness and mildness, the weather gods have finally delivered. This weekends starts with sunshine and a fresh cover of deep snow. The next few weeks should be good. Great deals at the moment so grab yourself and bargin and get yourselves over here ! live shot from village earlier this morning. C 05272_65d9a3c4-9586Vid.mp4

First snowy day for a long time. 35cm and still falling. Will celebrate with a beer or two this evening ! C

Weather-history Sounds horrible and that combined with full cloud cover for much of the past 12 months. When do those records go back ? I sure love my roots back in the Northwest but do not miss that terrible gloom for the most part. I watch all the Premier games on TV over here and have noticed how many of the pitches are looking a bit worse for all the rain and lack of ☀. Usually, they all look in pristine condition. I hope the change in wind direction later this week lifts the gloom for you lot. Sick of this mundane winter over here. Hardly seen a frost and thats at 1350m absl. Good news , plenty of snow coming to end the month , hopefully, and maybe some for you guys ? C

tricol I think weird in the sense much of Europe has been very mild for the most part including much of The British Isles but less than 2 hours flight from Manchester , Stockholm and much of Sweden having its coldest winter for several decades with record low temps last month recorded in Sweden and Finland. Vienna on course to smash its warmest winter ever compared to Stockholm which is likely to record its coldest winter this century so far. C

Weather-history I think your sunshine totals have been very poor for the past 9 months or so. Not good for the soul ! April / May seems the best for you guys ! C

@Weather-history How are the Feb stats going up in the NW counties ? Going by my farmer friend up near Skipton, he tells me hardly seen the sun this month / or year so far ! Very wet and mild for the most part apart from a couple days of wet snow earlier in the month. Also he notes hardly any frost to report so far . Back here in the Austrian Alps , lack of sunshine not a problem but the warmth is incredible on some days. Records will fall unless we get a last cold week of the month. 22c down in the valley on Friday . Something weird going on. C

Daniel* I just hope that charts comes to fruition next week. Currently , over here in Austria heading for the warmest February ever ! Yesterday saw a record 13.9 c recorded at 2400m , the warmest at that elevation for February since 1961 . Quite widely 19 c recorded at 400m on Friday. No wonder when 37c plus being recoded during this month in Morocco. Something very wrong ! C Original post: https://community.netweather.tv/topic/99814-model-output-discussion-22nd-jan-2024-onwards/?do=findComment&comment=5038951

Daniel* I just hope that charts comes to fruition next week. Currently , over here in Austria heading for the warmest February ever ! Yesterday saw a record 13.9 c recorded at 2400m , the warmest at that elevation for February since 1961 . Quite widely 19 c recorded at 400m on Friday. No wonder when 37c plus being recoded during this month in Morocco. Something very wrong ! C

Yesterday was the warmest February day at 2000m since 1961 in the Salzburger Mountains with a temp of 13,9 c at 2400m level . Locally in the lower valleys at 400m , temps of 19 c recorded quite widely. This Feb heading for the warmest February ever in Austria ! No wonder when you see temps of 37c plus being recorded in Morocco. Something is very wrong. C

Good Afternoon to all back in blightly. Just nearly choked on my Apple Strudel after reading GB News FB ,which tells you lot back home to wrap up warm as Britain to be covered in 8 days (NON -STOP) which they highlight snow cover a foot deep with a 400 mile long wall and 32 cm to fall over Scotland on 28th February. I am not sure who feeds or writes this nonsense but you have to laugh at it. Anyway for a bit of fun I have attached the latest GFS run shown for months end. Of course I hope GB News analysis is spot on ! Meanwhile back in the land of the living, my daughters picture from Stockholm this morning still shows snow in the city . Its been on the ground for well over 2 months now there. Their forecasters say March is going to follow in the same vain. Colder than normal. For much of this winter the models have continued to show cold entrenched to the NE but with little appetite to spread South and West. Maybe months end ? C