This period of quiet and dry weather continues as the region finally gets a longer break between storms. The ridge off the Scandinavian coast keeps the storms away for the rest of the week and through the weekend. 

By the end of the weekend, the ridge starts to drift west allowing an upper-level low to move over Northern Europe. Shortly thereafter, the jet stream will become more active over the Atlantic, allowing storms to move into Central Europe from the west. This will likely kick off a more active pattern from mid-month and beyond. 

The first chances for snow will come from the aforementioned upper-level low sagging farther south at the end of the weekend and early next week. Right now, this potential looks to bring some light snow and/or snow showers. 

The upper-level pattern will continue to evolve though, and as the ridge continues to move west and strengthens over Greenland, an active jet stream over the Atlantic will be able to bring storms in from the west. In the figure below, you can see the strong ridge over the British Isles at the start of the GIF. Then it starts to weaken and move west. Finally, an area of low-pressure moves in from the west, and combines with the existing low, bringing active weather back to the region.

This pattern does not typically produce cold storms but can often bring a lot of moisture. There’s still some time for this pattern to change, but the latest guidance suggests a storm cycle will start around mid-next week. 

Thanks for reading the Europe Daily Snow!

Luke Stone
Forecaster, OpenSnow

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