Villach Alps

Heed fresh snowdrifts. Isolated danger zones in gullies and bowls.

Heed fresh snowdrifts. Isolated danger zones in gullies and bowls.

In the lowermost part of the snowpack there are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. on W/N/E facing slopes. The fresh snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface in high-alpine zones. Sunshine and higher temperatures during the daytime moisten the snowpack. Highly varied snow depths, depending on wind impact. There is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season.

Thursday will bring sunny weather. In the southern mountain massifs there will be cloudless skies, in the north a few clouds. Light NW winds will be blowing, strong at high altitudes. Higher temperatures than in recent days. At 3000m: -6 degrees; at 2000m: rising from -1 degree in afternoon; at 1000m+8 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria