Nock Mountains

Few avalanche prone locations. Daytime cycle is again in foreground

Few avalanche prone locations. Daytime cycle is again in foreground

Avalanche danger is LOW, with a slight daytime danger cycle within this danger level. Only few danger zones in outlying terrain, e.g. in steep gullies above 1500 m where a slab avalanche can be triggered by large additional loading. The danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow masses. Naturally triggered small-to-medium wet loose-snow avalanches are conceiveable.

Atop a moist old snowpack a few cm of fresh snow were deposited. Stonr N/NW winds transported the snow, formed snowdrift accumulations in E/S aspects in gullies. Bonding is generally good.

On Monday, mostly sunshine, although hampered by clouds passing through. Little wind. Noticeable warming. At 2000 m: from -5 to +2 degrees. On Monday night, only thin cloud and adequate outgoing longwave radiation. Tuesday will be sunny, only thin cirrus clouds. It will be a notch warmer. At 2000 m: 5-8 degrees.

Due to strong warming, a pronounced daytime danger cycle with naturally triggered avalanches can be expected.