An Atlantic low will move its centre to the British Isles and spread its influence towards the western Mediterranean region at the weekend. Therefore, the high-pressure influence in the Alpine region will decrease, a south foehn current will increasingly determine the weather. Until tomorrow Friday the foehny southerly wind will be noticeable only in the classic foehn swaths. This will be accompanied by increasingly dispersing cloud banks. At the weekend the south foehn will generally increase and become stormy-gusty in the mountains. Thereby, cloudy and showery air masses will get trapped against the Alpine divide. In the north thereof it will remain mostly dry and friendly due to the foehn wind. The same conditions are expected at the beginning of the new week. As the prevailing low will not reach the east, we will remain on the foehny mild side of the weather, moreover, the conditions will improve at the beginning of next week also in the areas of the Alpine divide.

Strong foehn – southerly barrier effects at the Alpine divide