Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Fresh drifts at high altitude

Fresh drifts at high altitude

Avalanche prone locations from fresh snowdrifts at high altitude will increase as they get closer to the Main Tauern Ridge. Although the snow amounts will be small, storm-strength winds will transport it particularly to east-facing slopes.

The forecast precipitation will be weaker south of the Main Tauern Ridge and in the form of rain or moist snowfall up to high altitudes. Initially it will bond well with the old snowpack. But storm-strength winds above the treerline will transport the fresh fallen snow and generate new drifts, possible with soft, weak intermediate layers constituting a potential danger.

A perturbance will pass through the Eastern Alps tonight. On Wednesday along the Northern Alps and Niedere Tauern there will be persistent snowfall, the snow will be transported b stormy W/NW winds. Most of the snow (about 40 cm) will fall along the Northern Alps, somewhat less intensive further south as far as the Gurktal and Seetal Alps and the rimline ranges, snowfall level at 1500 m. In the afternoon the precipitation will ease gradually. Temperatures at midday: -1 at 2000 m; +2 at 1500 m.

On Wednesday night a warm front will bring further precipitation. Intensive rainfall is expected up to high altitudes, in turn slightly raising the activity of wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches.