Nock Mountains

The avalanche risk is low, in a few places there are still danger areas due to wet snow

The avalanche risk is low, in a few places there are still danger areas due to wet snow

The avalanche risk is low. Wet slab avalanches or loose snow avalanches can still be triggered by winter sports in a few places in the terrain or can occur spontaneously, in particular where there is still a large area of snow, i.e. mainly on shady slopes at high altitudes and in some cases on eastern and western slopes. The wet avalanches usually remain small, but can tear through to the ground in wet snow, occasionally reach medium size and, if the terrain is unfavourable, advance into the green.

After a clear night, a stable melt-freeze crust has formed over a wide area. Depending on the exposure, this softens during the morning and loses firmness. The snowpack underneath consists of compact snow characterised by rain. On shady slopes from around 2400 metres, there are weak layers of deep rime in the old snowpack near the ground. Adjacent to ridgelines in the highest areas of the Niedere Tauern there is thin, fresh wind slab due to north-westerly winds. The snowpack is moist to wet up to high altitudes. Low altitudes and sunny slopes at medium altitudes are mostly covered in snow.

Saturday night will be clear. At most, there will be a few thin, high clouds. On Saturday, sunshine will dominate and it will often be cloudless. In the dry air, visibility will be excellent. The north-westerly wind will blow weakly to moderately and reach speeds of around 30 km/h. Temperatures at 2000 m between 3 and 8 degrees, at 3000 m around 0 degrees.

No significant change on Sunday.