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The late season storm delivered winds and flurries throughout the southern Dolomite region and broke local records for spring snowfall, Italian media said.
Video posted to Instagram and is described as showing heavy flurries and snow-laden trees near Crespano del Grappa.
Comment: It's not only the central and northern parts of Italy currently experiencing heavy and unseasonal snowfall, so too is the far south:
Pretty heavy snowfall on Monte Scuro (max. 1633 m), Calabria, south Italy this morning, May 6th. The cold airmass has reached south Italy. Report: @meteocalabria.net pic.twitter.com/UO53unfYtX
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 6, 2019
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Something was clearly up with the weather that year, which makes Hitler's decision to launch Operation Barbarossa a month later all the more baffling.
You weren't hallucinating
Well, we can now scratch May 1941 from the record books because on Saturday morning a new record low of 0.8 degrees was set in Frederiksberg.
The frosty beginning to the day that many woke up to followed a night that included hail, sleet and even snow - no, you weren't hallucinating!
© RTL Mobile Reporter / Patricia Wennmacher
We already have our first snow photo, sent to us from Lieler.
Gritting vehicles have already preparing the motorways since early on Saturday morning.
Many people have already changed over their tyres from winter to summer ones, so be careful if you're travelling by car: especially around Oeslinger hills.
Pretty impressive snowfall in Fëschbech bei Klierf, Luxembourg this morning, May 5th! Video: Mike Weiler / Meteo Boulaide pic.twitter.com/aJMRozBpkj
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 5, 2019
© Carolyn PihlMay 4, Sweden (Hällefors)
Southern Sweden is usually basking in temperatures of around 15C this time of the year, according to national weather agency SMHI. But this week the mercury seems to refuse to edge above 5-10C.
"The meteorological summer has stopped," said SMHI meteorologist Jon Jörpeland, referring to Sweden's definition of summer, an average temperature of above 10C on five consecutive days.
Some parts of southern Sweden even saw snow fall and stick on the ground last week, which is rare in May.
The Swiss capital of Bern woke up to four centimetres of fresh snow on Sunday morning. The previous record for the month was one centimetre in 1945.
The eastern city of St Gallen saw 19 centimetres of snow, up from the 12 centimetres recorded on May 7, 1957, according to the Swiss meteorological service MeteoSwiss.
After basking in sun over Easter, toboggans and road gritters were seen on the streets of Antibes.
The story was the same across much of France, with snow and wind gusts up to 130 km/h in the Rhône Valley.
The French weather service issued a warning for dangerous driving conditions.
© Marco Hermann / Met HiradoSpring snow in Harperscheid, Germany
A thin layer of snow greeted residents of central Germany's Harz mountains above altitudes of 700 meters early Saturday.
The German meteorological service DWD said the cold front would move southward and persist through Monday, with snowfall in the Alps reaching up to 8 inches and temperatures falling below freezing at night.
A drop in temperatures and even ground frost around mid-May isn't uncommon in Germany. Folklore attributes the phenomenon to the 'ice saints' — Christian martyrs whose saints' days fall between May 11 and 15.
Chilly and wet conditions enveloped Finland on Friday.
A plunge of cold air is moving north-east, bringing snow and sleet showers to central parts as well as Kainuu in the east.
On Friday, dry conditions will mostly prevail in the south and south-west as well as in Lapland, though the wind chill factor is adding to the bite of the cold weather.
Comment: Elsewhere across Europe in the first few days of May, snow has fallen in Germany, Latvia, Bulgaria, Italy and Scotland. There are also reports on social media of significant snowfall in Romania, France, Norway Belgium and the Czech Republic.
Winter conditions on Transfăgărășan, Romania this morning, May 1! Report: @MeteoplusRO pic.twitter.com/rrRC0dNxwS
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 1, 2019
Deep winter conditions up in Gorj (Rânca, Transalpina), Romania at well above 1000 m today, May 1! Report: Secția Drumuri Naționale Târgu Jiu via @MeteoplusRO pic.twitter.com/Cc3FOk8bgC
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 1, 2019
Heavy snowfall at La Pierre St Martin, SW France in the Pyrenees this morning, May 3. Missing snow? Report: @Meteo_Pyrenees pic.twitter.com/aofVaJJ1fS
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 3, 2019
Winter wonderland in de #Ardennen! De bossen kraken: bomen die vol in blad staan hangen helemaal "over" en er breken flinke takken af. #sneeuw @helgavanleur @BuienRadarNL @janvissersweer @severeweatherEU @StormHour @henkeikholt13 @MeteoGroupWeer @NoodweerBe @weermanreinier pic.twitter.com/P5xTMvlAab
— Wouter van Bernebeek (@StormchaserNL) May 4, 2019
Snowfall in Oslo, Norway yesterday, May 3rd. Report: Violeta Anghel pic.twitter.com/hmRIB0NSiT
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 4, 2019
Heavy snowfall in Boží Dar, Czech Republic this morning, May 4th. Report: Tomáš Boban Anděl / @Boží Dar v Obrazech, in Bild, in the Pictures pic.twitter.com/GT56qtFarc
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) May 4, 2019
Comment: Meteorologists warn 5G frequencies could interfere with water vapor signals, disrupting forecasting