Nockberge South

Heed fresh snowdrifts. Isolated danger zones in gullies and bowls.

Heed fresh snowdrifts. Isolated danger zones in gullies and bowls.

Fresh snowdrift accumulations are mostly small, triggerable only in isolated cases, esp. on wind-protected shady slopes at high altitude. Caution urged in transitions into gullies and bowls. These danger zones occur seldom. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall require adequate consideration.

Snowdrift accumulations have been deposited on top of an unfavorable old snowpack surface. Snowpack highly varied over small areas. Not much snow on the ground for this juncture of the season.

Wednesday will being radiantly sunny weather. Residual high-fog will rapidly disperse, making room for cloudless skies for many hours. In late afternoon, a few thin clouds will move in from the west. Winds will shift to W/NW, intensify somewhat (30 km/hr). At 3000m: -9 degrees; at 2000m: rising from -10 to -5 degrees in afternoon; at 1000m from east to west: -4 to 0 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria