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Updated: 10.30am Saturday 7 February 2026 – Quiet weekend of weather for most of the Alps...
The weather in the Alps will be fairly quiet this weekend, with variable cloud cover but some good sunny spells for most. Late on Sunday, a new storm will approach the south-western Alps, bringing a few centimetres of snow to the far southern French Alps (e.g. Isola 2000) and south-western Italian Alps (e.g Prato Nevoso) overnight.
Beautiful morning in Lech – 7 February 2026 – Photo: lech-zuers.at
Next week then looks potentially very interesting, with a big storm cycle set to start on Tuesday which will last the rest of the week.
This new stormy phase will be most keenly felt in the western Alps where some serious quantities of snow are likely to fall in the run-up to half term. However, with some milder air in the mix, especially mid-week, there may also be some rain lower down for a time.
Later in the week, the snow level should drop much lower again, with some more northern and eastern areas (e.g. Austria) possibly coming into play. However, for now it is the western Alps that are likely to see the most snow. Watch this space!
Updated: 11am Friday 6 February 2026 – Near perfect snow conditions in the far south-western Alps!
After another storm last night, the far south-western Alps have woken up to sunny skies and near perfect snow conditions.
Dreamy snow conditions in the far southern French Alps this morning. This is Auron – 6 February 2026 – Photo: auron.com
If you are lucky enough to be in the far southern French Alps (e.g. Isola 2000, Auron) or the southern Piemonte (e.g. Prato Nevoso, Limone Piemonte), it doesn’t get much better than this, though extreme caution is advised off-piste.
Further north in the western Alps (e.g. 3 Valleys, Portes du Soleil, La Thuile, Verbier, Jungfrau region) it is cloudier with showers or flurries, but with a rain/snow limit that will rise towards 1400m or so. A few showers or flurries will make it into the western Austrian Alps but, on the whole, the eastern Alps will remain dry with variable cloud.
For more on snow conditions in the Alps check out our latest detailed snow report published yesterday.
Updated: 11am Thursday 5 February 2026 – Mostly fine in the Alps today, but more snow is coming to some western/south-western regions tonight...
It’s a largely fine day across much of the Alps today, though there is still quite a lot of cloud in the east. Cloud is also thickening again in the west ahead of the next storm, which will bring some snow (1000-1500m) to the western and south-western Alps tonight and tomorrow, heaviest in the southern French Alps and southern Italian Piemonte where another 30cm or more is possible.
Sunny skies this morning in Morzine, although high cloud is already visible in the west, ahead of the next storm that is set to bring a few centimetres of snow tonight – 5 February 2026 – Photo: morzine-avoriaz.com
Weather fronts from this storm will attempt to move further east later tonight and on Friday but will weaken in the process, meaning that very little precipitation will get through to the central and eastern Alps.
Looking a bit further ahead, the weather in the Alps looks relatively quiet this weekend although more snow may clip the south-western Alps on Sunday. Then next week, after a relatively uneventful start, new Atlantic storms will push in from the west with the prospect of some heavy snow in some areas from mid week onwards, especially in the western Alps.
As for snow conditions in the Alps, check out our detailed snow report, out later today…
Updated: 2pm Wednesday 4 February 2026 – Further snowfalls for some southern parts of the Alps...
It’s a very mixed bag of weather across the Alps today, with snow for some southern areas, heaviest later in the day in the Dolomites and Carinthia. Further north and west it is generally drier but not necessarily sunny, with a lot of high cloud around. There is also a gusty Foehn wind in places.
More snow in the Dolomites today. This is Alta Badia – 4 February 2026 – Photo: altabadia.org
The snow in the south-eastern Alps will continue to fall overnight, with accumulations of 20-30cm likely across the Dolomites and Carinthia by tomorrow morning, with a rain/snow limit around 1000-1300m.
After a mostly dry day on Thursday, the next storm will reach the western Alps on Thursday night, this time favouring the southern French Alps and some western Italian areas.
As to snow conditions in the Alps, the recent snowfalls have vastly improved conditions in the south, and especially in the south-east (Dolomites), after what had been a very slow start to their season. The south-western Alps (e.g. Piemonte), however, have already been having a good season, pretty much from the off.
The whole of the French Alps is also in pretty good shape, however, most Swiss and Austrian ski areas (Carinthia aside) remain considerably below par in terms of snow depths. Though, even here, there is still lots of good piste skiing on offer.
The weather in the Alps will remain unsettled until February half term at least, with further snow likely in many regions, possibly increasingly favouring the north-west later next week.
Updated: 10.30am Tuesday 3 February 2026 – Fresh snow for the southern Alps...
As expected, a new storm reached the south-western Alps last night delivering around 15-40cm of new snow across the southern French Alps (e.g. Risoul, Isola 2000) and some western Italian ski resorts, especially in the southern Piemonte (e.g. Prato Nevoso).
Recent snowfalls have greatly improved snow conditions in Cortina ahead of the winter Olympics, which get underway here this week – Photo: cortina.dolomiti.org, 3 February 2026
The snow has now moved east, with this morning’s snowfalls mostly in the far south-eastern Alps (e.g. Dolomites, Carinthia), although quantities are generally quite modest.
, further snow is expected in the Dolomites. Falls will be quite heavy later in the day, with up to 30cm of fresh snow possible in Cortina .
Over the next couple of days there will be very little (if any) snow across the northern Alps, due to its “protection” by the Foehn.
As for snow conditions, they are generally best in France, Italy and the far south-eastern Austrian Alps (Carinthia). However, it is only the resorts of the French Alps and the southern Piemonte in Italy that have close to or, in some cases, above average snow depths for the time of year.
Updated: 10am Monday 2 February 2026 – New storm approaching the south-western Alps...
It’s a beautiful day across much of the Alps, especially in the north and east. However, a new storm is approaching the south-west, bringing snow later today and tonight to many southern French ski resorts (e.g. Risoul, Isola 2000) and some western Italian ski resorts (e.g Prato Nevoso, Setriere, Alagna) too.
Mostly sunny today in the Austrian Alps. This is Heiligenblut, with Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner in the background – 2 February 2026 – Photo: foto-webcam.eu
This storm will not be as potent as forecast a few days back, typically delivering 10-30cm of snow to these regions, with perhaps a bit more in the southern Piemonte.
Other southern Alpine resorts (e.g. Livigno, Dolomites) will also see a bit of snow later tonight or tomorrow morning, with a more significant fall possible in the Dolomites later on Wednesday.
Whatever the case, most of any snowfall over the next few days will fall across the southern Alps, although the northern French and western Swiss Alps may also get in on the action towards the end of the week (i.e. Thursday/Friday).
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