Overview
- Snow spread across much of the North with flakes reported even in Milan and other low-lying areas, while mountain zones recorded broader accumulations.
- Rail links between Bergamo and Milan suffered cancellations and long delays with replacement buses arranged, icy stretches slowed traffic on the A4, and several alpine passes were closed.
- The Civil Protection issued a yellow weather alert for eleven regions for Saturday as authorities urged caution on the roads.
- After a brief improvement on Sunday, meteorologists expect a new cyclone from Greenland Sunday night into Monday that could bring fresh snow to northern plains and keep conditions wintry until early week.
- Cortina opens its Col Gallina lift on Saturday and Madonna di Campiglio and the Presena glacier announced early starts, supported by natural snowfall and active snowmaking.