Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

The distortion is progressing!

The distortion is progressing!

The avalanche risk is low. Wet loose snow avalanches cannot be ruled out in isolated cases on extremely steep terrain. In the Gurk and Seetal Alps, the triggering of a snow avalanche in the northern sector on extremely steep slopes cannot be ruled out.

Depending on the aspect, the snow becomes damp or wet during the day changes up to high altitudes, which leads to a decreasing firmness and destabilisation of the snowpack. The erosion is progressing! In the northern sector, there is still a persistent weak layer problem in the Gruk and Seetal Alps above 1900 metres.

The night to Saturday will be clear and windless. Patches of fog and high fog spread over the lowlands again. Saturday will also bring bright sunny skiing and leisure weather in the Styrian mountains. The sky will be mostly cloudless, the air dry and visibility excellent. However, fog banks may persist on the slopes at first and there will be a rather thick layer of high fog over the foothills, reaching up to 900 metres above sea level. The wind is weak, moderate on the eastern edge of the Alps from southerly directions. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres is between 5 and 8 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres is between 6 and 10 degrees.

However, rain showers may occur in places on Monday, most likely in the afternoon. Snow showers will only occur above 1500 metres. The wind will hardly be noticeable. At an altitude of 1500 metres, it will be 1 to 5 degrees from east to west at midday. No change in the avalanche danger is expected.