The cold spell is expected to ease temporarily, with milder conditions over the coming days, before snow returns to the mountains over the weekend, according to the latest weather bulletin.
A weak high-pressure system is currently affecting the region.
Today’s weather
Today, conditions will be mostly clear. Winds will blow mainly north-westerly to northerly, light to moderate at 3 to 4 Beaufort, and locally on windward coasts up to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will be slightly rough, becoming locally rough to rougher on windward shores, especially early on.
Temperatures will rise to around 14°C inland, about 16°C along the coasts, and around 3°C in the higher mountain areas, where frost may occur locally.
Tonight
Tonight, the weather will remain mostly clear. Winds will turn north-westerly to north-easterly, light and at times locally moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be calm to slightly rough.
Temperatures will drop to around 6°C inland, about 7°C on the southern and eastern coasts, around 8°C on the western and northern coasts, and down to minus 2°C in the highest mountain areas. Frost is expected to form in mountainous and semi-mountainous regions.
Outlook
On Thursday, the weather will remain mostly clear.
On Friday, skies will become partly cloudy, with the possibility of isolated, mainly light, showers.
On Saturday, conditions will turn intermittently cloudy, with local rainfall expected mainly in mountainous areas. In the highest elevations, snow or sleet is possible. Temperatures will gradually rise, reaching levels close to or slightly above seasonal averages.
Snow depth
At the time of the bulletin’s release, snow depth at Chionistra stood at 32 centimetres.