More Big Snowstorms Arriving in the Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees

munich_johnny wrote:I just don't get who randomly writes these forecasts. It's raining and overcast currently in the Tirol.....go look at any webcam (I am looking out the window), but the forecast on here is still talking about 15cm of snow today etc.

Nobody "randomly writes" the forecasts - they come, ultimately, from GFS.

Where in the Tirol are you, and at what altitude? If it's raining in the valley, there's a good chance it's snowing on the mountain...

For Niederau our forecast is currently showing 10cm for today (I think it's just updated and may have pushed some of the snow later in to tomorrow), with temps between -2C and +2C and snow line from 800m to 1000m; "Patchy heavy snow at altitude. Hvy shwrs below."

The webcam on the Markbachjoch looks like this, right now :-



If you watch it live at https://www.tyrol.com/good-to-know/webcams-alpbachtal-region it appears to be snowing.

If you check the other webcams around the Tyrol it looks like the kind of "patchy/showery" day that's very difficult to forecast accurately but - nonetheless - it's either snowing, right now, or looking like it's about to in various places.

If you want to help us all out, as Jimbobilini kindly suggests, then please do - head up your nearest mountain and post some pictures and tell us what it's like on the ground.

Mountain weather is extremely dynamic; the forecast will change and should only be used as an indicator of the general trend. Any forecast snow may move forward or back in the forecast, and predicted snowfall depths will be revised in subsequent updates.

I am at 850m in Niederau. The rain has stopped - and yes it is now cloudy higher up. Had a few minutes of sleet.

Compared to the forecasts on Bergfex or WeatherPro whoever supplies yours just adds snow randomly. Been like that for 2 years.

https://www.bergfex.com/wildschoenau/wetter/

That is pretty accurate of the reality.

https://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/Austria/Niederau_snow.html

And that one is massively inaccurate as usual. Look at what it says for "town"

munich_johnny wrote:https://www.bergfex.com/wildschoenau/wetter/

That is pretty accurate of the reality.

https://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/Austria/Niederau_snow.html

And that one is massively inaccurate as usual. Look at what it says for "town"

You're a bit premature there. If you check the detail (https://www.bergfex.com/wildschoenau/wetter/prognose/#day0 vs https://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/Austria/Niederau_snow_forecast_48.html), both are forecasting the majority of the snow to fall this evening; Bergfex says 10cm top and 3cm town and ours says 10cm top and 9cm town - by midnight.

Our forecast will update at least once more today, and I expect Bergfex's will - but maybe you can run outside with a ruler at midnight? 8)

Skys are clear at 5.30pm so it will need to get a shift on. But I was only using today as an example. The forecasts on here are always consistently wrong, at least for the Wildschönau and Skiwelt region 'cos I am here every day. The ones on Bergfex are very good, and WeatherPro also excellent.

I know it sounds like I am just moaning - but only saying you might wanna get whoever supplies your information changed as it is always incorrect and 90% of the time wildly optimistic about snow.

But maybe the info is good for France or Canada.