Weather chaos in the Alps: "The heaviest snowfall in years" - the situation on site is getting worse

The "strongest snowfalls in years" are rolling towards the Alps.

Some places in Tyrol and Italy are already sinking under a thick blanket of snow.

• Winter sets in at the weekend in the Alps.

• Heavy snow presents the local people with challenges.

• It also snows in Germany.

  An overview of the weather at the weekend.

Update from December 5, 6:22 p.m.:

Parts of

,

and

already sinking under a

over a meter high on Saturday

.

And it should continue to snow until Monday.

Up to four meters of fresh snow can be reached at the end of the weekend.

Already now nothing works in many regions.

are interrupted and

closed.

The

winter services are also fighting with the

around the

, reports

.

In addition, the

increases almost every hour

.

It is snowing the most in

.

There, more and more places are sinking under a white blanket.

Video: ❄‼ The southern Alps are sinking in the snow.

Here is the situation in South Tyrol and East Tyrol: https://t.co/qqOUGwEP21 #Schnee #Alpen #Suedtirol #tirol #Wetter

- wetteronline.de (@WetterOnline) December 5, 2020

The

is currently spared from such amounts of snow.

Often

or

occurs in lower elevations

.

Therefore, the meteorologists advise to drive carefully in the coming days.

The roads can become slippery, especially when the temperature is around freezing.

Weather: Snow and storm in southern Germany

Update from December 5, 12:08 p.m.:

Especially in

, the weather does what it wants.

For the time being, the alpine weather surprised with rising temperatures.

A

in the Alps had caused the temperatures in the south to climb.

On Saturday, however, it will be colder again and the

n't be long in coming.

For the Bavarian capital Munich there is an official 

 about light

.

It says: “During the warning period, there is light snowfall with amounts between

.

Quantities of up to 10 cm are achieved in stowed positions.

It will spread

. ”The warning is still valid until six o'clock on Sunday.

In the southeast and in the Alps there are also

.

A mixture of rain, sleet and #snee to #Bavaria spreads over the Alps, increasing until the evening.

The exact overview is always in the weather analysis.

/FRhttps://t.co/ykNVTU4FJO

- Kachelmannwettr (@Kachelmannwettr) December 5, 2020

Weather in Germany: Heavy snow chaos expected in the Alps

Update of December 5, 9:39:

The weekend begins in much of Germany's

, with average highs of 10 degrees in the Oberlausitz, otherwise

,

and in the

around

.

While it

in the mountains

and wet snow falls from the sky in southern Germany, it tends to be

elsewhere

.

But there is still a bit of sun in it: it

stays

, especially in the

and in the far

.

The

, meanwhile, whiter and whiter.

expected

in the Alps

.

Up to two meters of fresh snow is expected in the Southern Alps.

The Austrian and Swiss Alps are particularly affected, but Germany also gets some

.

In the southern low mountain range, the DWD also expects freezing rain and local

on Saturday

.

The spatial distribution of the

and the height of the

are still uncertain.

+

Germany is also getting something from the Swiss snow chaos

© Francesca Agosta / dpa / picture alliance

Towards Sunday it loosens

further

in the

and

.

In a strip from north to south, however, there are still

that

cause

in

some

and

in the

.

At lows of

is a risk of slipperiness in many places.

Around Monday, the precipitation in the south and the Alpine region gradually subsided.

Weather chaos in the Alps: "The heaviest snowfall in years" - also consequences for Germany

(First report) Munich - In the first days of December there was

in some parts of Germany

.

While white was quickly a thing of the past in many places, it remains in the mountains - and how.

In the

there is a risk of downright

at the weekend

.

"The strongest snowfalls in years are coming to the

", explains Jan Schenk, meteorologist at "The Weather Channel".

Weather in the Alps: Heavy snow forecast - up to four meters of fresh snow

A

coming from the Mediterranean will

settle in the

from Friday,

bringing

with

it the

.

The result: heavy snowfall, especially in the south of the mountain range.

From the Maritime Alps in Italy to the Tauern Mountains in the Austrian Central Alps, there is up to three meters of fresh snow.

If the snow cover can hold up, there is a risk of up to four meters during the week.

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On Monday, the snow cover in the Alps could be up to four meters.

© Screenshot The Weather Channel.

Weather in the Alps: worries about days of chaos - meter-high snow drifts possible

The local people are already preparing intensively for the weekend and are expecting uncomfortable hours.

Numerous

are already

active

over the southern Alpine region

.

It is feared that individual places could even be cut off from the outside world and that roofs could collapse due to the heavy snow masses.

In addition, there is a threat of some important Alpine passes such as the

, which would pose problems for transalpine Alpine traffic.

The

could sometimes turn into rain, making it very heavy very quickly.

An additional foehn storm also ensures meter-high snow drifts.

Weather: Chaos in the Alps also affects Germany

The significant onset of winter in the

has an impact on the weather situation in Germany.

There is snowfall across the country towards the end of the weekend.

But it cannot hold up everywhere.

In the

is probably no

more

on Monday morning

, but there is a risk of ice.

In the

, the

and especially the

, however, it seems to remain white.

In

, a snowpack of 20 to 30 centimeters is possible.

So it will stay cold in Germany for the time being.

The maximum values ​​come from northern Germany at the beginning of the week.

Ten degrees in Rostock or eight on the Kiel Fjord.

In the rest of the country, temperatures stay just above freezing.

Three degrees in

,

or

promise frosty times.

List of rubric lists: © Francesca Agosta / dpa / picture alliance