Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Low avalanche danger

On Saturday night, initially clear (longwave outgoing radiation), then clouds will move in and the SW winds intensify. Sunday will start with heavy cloud cover, repeated bouts of snowfall can be expected in the northern barrier cloud regions. Visibility will frequently be reduced. A strong (in summit zones stormy) NW wind will be blowing. Temperature at 1500 m: -5 degrees; at 2000 m: -8 degrees.

Also on Monday, heavy cloud cover is anticipated in the northern barrier cloud regions, accompanied by snowfall. Temperature at 2000 m: -10 degrees. Stormy northerly winds. For avalanche danger, look to (and pay attention to) the snowdrift accumulations.

Low avalanche danger

Low avalanche danger prevails. Small, shallow snowdrift patches can be formed, otherwise the high altitude slopes are windblown, hardened and melt-freeze encrusted or iced-over. In these places the risks of falling loom. Visibility is often reduced.

The recent round of snowfall brought less than expected, only a few centimetres. Thus, the snowdrift accumulations have been limited, they blanket mostly hardened, melt-freeze encrusted or bare-ground zones.