Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Fresh snowdrifts! Foehn wind!

Fresh snowdrifts! Foehn wind!

Avalanche danger is low. Above the timberline, danger is moderate. Isolated avalanche prone locations are found behind protruberances in the landscape in east and north aspects. Ridgeline zones require particular attentiveness, a slab avalanche cannot be ruled out.

At high altitudes, snowdrifts and fresh snow (up to 30 cm) lie atop a layer of surface hoar. At intermediate altitudes the snowpack was able to stabilize. Overall snow depths are less than in the westerly state regions.

On Friday, winds will temporarily shift to southwesterly. In the Northern Alps, foehn wind will prevail. In the morning, sunshine will predominate, in the afternoon cloud banks will move in from the west. The higher peaks of Niedere Tauern will be veiled in cloud. It will remain cold: at 2000 m, -8 degrees. Saturday: Brisk to strong NW winds, very cold. On the southern flank of the Alps, hardly any snow, winds will not be as strong.

Slight increase in avalanche danger is expected.