The higher elevations of the Swiss and Austrian Alps received 20 - 40 cm of snow over the last few days, with locally higher amounts at Stubai Glacier. Temperatures will rebound quickly on Thursday and continue to moderate through the weekend. 

We'll start to cool down a bit on Monday across the Alps, but the more significant change in the weather will come Tuesday night. A storm is expected to move into the Alps from the north, bringing moderate to heavy snow and cooler temperatures through the end of the week. The latest guidance has this storm tracking through the eastern Alps, with the heaviest snow falling in the Swiss and Austrian Alps. 

Below you can see the upper-level pattern for Monday through Saturday of next week, with the storm moving into the eastern Alps through the end of the week.

This pattern has the potential to bring periods of snow from Tuesday through Saturday, with accumulations between 25 - 50 cm. 

The long-range models do not show a clear picture of the pattern beyond next weekend. There is not a clear signal for either a return to warm/dry conditions or a continuation of the active pattern. I'll have another update later this week once the long-range pattern becomes more clear. 

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Luke Stone
Forecaster, OpenSnow