Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Low avalanche danger with mostly little snow.

Low avalanche danger with mostly little snow.

The avalanche risk is low. In extremely steep gullies or bowls on shady slopes above the tree line, the triggering of small slab avalanches between pillows of wind drifted snow, some of which are prone to triggering, and the persistent weak layer cannot be completely ruled out.

The overall snow depth is well below average. In the middle and higher elevations, there is a thin layer of partly bound new fallen snow on a regionally very varied old snowpack. Angular shapes weaken the snow layering in shady gullies and bowls.

During the night to Sunday, medium-high clouds spread across the whole of Styria, but the peaks remained unaffected by them. In contrast, the clouds in the south-east shroud many peaks of the Randgebirge in fog. On Sunday, a low pressure system over Hungary sends dense clouds over the Styrian mountains. While the peaks in western Upper Styria will remain largely clear, Hochschwab, Wechsel and the peaks of the entire Randgebirge are likely to be repeatedly shrouded in fog. Visibility will be correspondingly limited here. Occasionally, a few snowflakes will also fall. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be around -5 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1000 metres will be around -3 degrees. The wind will be light to moderate with gusts of around 30 km/h.

No change in the avalanche danger is expected. The weather will temporarily improve on Monday, with bright and sunny leisure weather returning to the mountains. Tuesday will also bring intermittent sunshine, but the wind will pick up considerably. From today's perspective, Wednesday will be unsettled, with new fallen snow also possible.