Winter will firmly establish itself in our region by Saturday, but after that, warm and stable autumn weather will return. Following a brief improvement on Thursday morning, a new snow system will move in during the afternoon. On Friday, this light to moderately heavy snowfall will taper off in some areas, while the northwest-facing slopes may still experience lingering snow showers until Saturday morning. At the same time, increasingly cold polar air will reach us, which will manage to hold its ground on Saturday despite a beginning rise in temperatures. A high-pressure system over the Mediterranean region will extend northward over the weekend, gradually steering subtropical warm air into our region. The associated significant warming will be accompanied by widespread high-altitude cloud cover, which will repeatedly dim the sunshine. By Monday, the frost line is expected to rise to around 3600 meters above sea level.