@Frenk, not much in the way of heavy snow at the moment looks better by the end of February.
The Alps are currently under the influence of a north-easterly airflow from Siberia, with exceptionally cold temperatures in the eastern Austrian Alps today. It is a little milder further west and south though. Temperatures are not expected to get above -15°C today in Obertauern (1700m), in the central-eastern Austrian Alps, where there will also be a penetrating breeze meaning that with the windchill it will feel closer to -30°C up top. These sorts of temperatures are dangerous for the ill-prepared so, if you are skiing in the eastern Alps today, dress accordingly! The further south and west you are in the Alps today the milder it will be, with freezing levels close to 2000m in the far south-west (e.g. Isola 2000).
Most of the Alps will be sunny today but with more in the way of cloud across the northern and north-eastern Alps, where there will be a few light flurries in places. On Friday an area of low pressure will move into the south of France bringing some snow to the French Alps, western Italian Alps and western Swiss Alps. The eastern Alps should remain bright but will still be very cold.
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