13 Feet Of September Snow For The Alps
The models are flagging an unusually early and harsh start to winter across Europe.
Both ECMWF and GFS project an early and severe onset in the Alps this week, with ECMWF runs suggesting as much as 4 meters (13 feet) of snow piling up at high elevations by Sept 26. ECMWF can overestimate so projections to be taken with some salt.
Looking east, snow is also surging across northern and northeastern Russia, a region where early accumulation often primes Europe for colder, snowier winters.
Rutgers data confirm anomalous increases in snow cover here:
On the ground, conditions have already turned deadly.
Severe September snow has buried the highlands of Dagestan, stranding dozens of sheep and their shepherds in summer pastures near Kedi village, Tsumadinsky district. They remained cut off for days, waiting for the weather to ease.
Siberia's Record Early-Season Freeze
Siberia's snow is sticking around thanks to exceptional early-season cold, with thermometers tanking to levels rarely seen this early in the calendar.
