Lechtal Alps East

Increase in danger of wet and gliding avalanches from late morning.

Increase in danger of wet and gliding avalanches from late morning.

The surface of the snowpack is frozen, but not to a significant depth and will soften quickly. From late morning the likelihood of moist and wet avalanches being released will increase. As the penetration by moisture increases individual natural wet avalanches are possible as the day progresses, in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2600 m, in the regions exposed to rain especially. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size. Gliding avalanches can also occur. The avalanche prone locations for gliding avalanches are to be found in particular on very steep grassy slopes below approximately 2600 m.

Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be reduced. The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night. Up to high altitudes rain will fall from late morning in some localities, especially in the south. The spring-like weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack in all aspects below approximately 2600 m.

Wet snow represents the main danger.