The warm phase of this barrage storms is here. A strong jet stream stretching across the Atlantic will transport subtropical moisture all the way from the Gulf of Mexico into the western Alps. This subtorpical moisture tap brings with it some very warm air, and will cause snow levels to soar up to 2700 m. Check out the precipitable water and jet stream forecasts below.

This will result in snow transitioning to rain below 2700 m. Between 4 - 8 cms of rain is possible during this time, which will create dangerous avalanche conditions where a lot of snow has recently fallen. Snow levels peak in the afternoon on Tuesday.

The next storm will move in from the north Tuesday night and start to cool things off. This storm is not as strong as the previous ones, but rain will turn back to snow and start to accumulate once again. A series of weak storms will keep light to moderate snow going through Friday in the French and Swiss Alps. The storm track will shift a bit to the east as well, with the Austrian Alps recieving the most moisture through Saturday.

The heaviest snow for the Austrian Alps during this period will be from Friday night through Saturday. This will allow Austria to catch up to France a little bit, but they will still be a ways behind. Beow are the snow totals for Austria and the rest of the Alps from today through Saturday.

Finally, on Sunday of next week, the models have a ridge moving in, putting an end to this incredibly active period. This may be short-lived, however, as the models show another storm arriving in the Tuesday/Wednesday timeframe.

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Luke Stone
Forecaster, OpenSnow