{"id":16912,"date":"2026-03-13T10:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cimafoundation.org\/?p=16912"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:21:43","slug":"from-accumulation-to-melt-march-changes-the-course-of-the-snow-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cimafoundation.org\/en\/news\/from-accumulation-to-melt-march-changes-the-course-of-the-snow-season\/","title":{"rendered":"From accumulation to melt: March changes the course of the snow season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March has arrived bringing milder air and clearer skies. For the snow water resource this marks a transition phase: the snow accumulated during winter begins to gradually melt, feeding rivers, lakes and downstream ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n

At the national scale, after the strong improvement observed between January and February<\/a>, Italy enters this new phase still with a slight deficit in Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), equal to \u201322%. The season has therefore changed pace, entering the phase following what we call the \u201cpeak snow accumulation\u201d: the period when accumulation gives way to melt. <\/p>\n\n

Looking at the seasonal evolution<\/a>, the dynamics resemble something of a roller coaster. After the progressive growth of the snowpack until mid-February, the curve reached its peak, more or less in line with what climatology would expect, and has since begun to decline. Melt is now proceeding rapidly. <\/p>\n\n

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