Západné Tatry

Watch out for wet snow on S orientations, locally smaller snow pillows of new snow can be found on the S sector.

Watch out for wet snow on S orientations, locally smaller snow pillows of new snow can be found on the S sector.

In all mountains of Slovakia there is a low avalanche danger (1st degree). The snow will harden at night and will melt during the day due to the influx of warm air and sunlight, especially in the middle altitudes on the southern exposures. Due to strong winds, the melting will not be as pronounced as on previous days. At the highest elevations, snow showers were recorded locally during Thursday afternoon. Here there is wet new snow in a small thickness (5cm). The current situation is well discernible on the ground, watch out for greater thickness of waterlogged snow, on the S exposures of the highest altitudes, on the other hand, watch out for isolated snow pillows of blown snow.

The weather during Saturday will be influenced by the edge of a pressure high, and a breaking up wavy cold front. It will continue to be very warm, with temperatures reaching positive numbers below 1800 m a.s.l. The snow will harden overnight and then soften again during the day, especially in the mid-altitudes. Snow cover is well below average, especially at altitudes below 1500 m.

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