Updated: 6pm Friday 13 March 2026<\/p>\n
Weather to Ski weathertoski.co.uk 13 March 2026
\nOverview of the latest weather and snow forecast for the Alps issued on 13 March 2026, including expected snowfall, freezing levels, storm patterns and ski conditions
\nacross Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland, with a link to Weather to Ski’s full country-by-country snow forecast for 13 March 2026. Weather & Snow Forecast: 13 March 2026 Full detailed weather and snow forecast for 13 March 2026 covering
\nAustria, France, Italy and Switzerland, including regional snowfall expectations, freezing levels, storm tracks and ski conditions, with links to the separate country-by-country sections.
\n13 March 2026<\/p>\n
A major storm is about to hit the western Alps which, despite not lasting long, will be punchy, with over 1m of snow falling in less than 36 hours in a few favoured spots!<\/p>\n
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The origin of this extreme snowfall is in a mass of polar maritime air that will follow an active cold front, which is expected to hit the western Alps later tonight. This front is currently
\nanchored by an area of low pressure to the north but will spawn a secondary low in the northern Mediterranean as the cold air interacts with the warm sea.<\/p>\n
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Anchored by lows both to the north and the south, the cold front will stall over the central-western Alps as it draws in lots of energy off the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
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Areas most likely to see extreme snowfall from this storm are the eastern Aosta (e.g. Gressoney), the northern Piemonte (e.g. Alagna, Macugnaga) and the border regions of the Haut-Valais above
\nZermatt, Saas-Fee and the Simplon region. These regions are likely to see 1m or more snow (with some models predicting up to 1.5m) above 2000m in just 36 hours between Friday night and Sunday
\nmorning.<\/p>\n
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Elsewhere in the western Alps, most French, Swiss and western Italian resorts should see 20-60cm above 1600m or so, with the snow falling to very low levels (400-500m) for a time in the north-west
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The central Italian Alps (e.g. Livigno) should also see a decent snowfall, though there will generally be a bit less in the Dolomites, and less still (or virtually nothing) in parts of northern
\nand eastern Austria…<\/p>\n
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