Bex-Villars

Snowpack

With a southerly wind and some fresh snow, wind slabs developed at altitude, some of which are prone to triggering.

Avalanches can still occasionally be triggered in the old snowpack. This affects those slopes where there was already snow before last week’s precipitation: northern slopes above 2800 m and in the high Alpine regions in general.

Gliding avalanches are still possible on steep grassy slopes; these may be medium sized in the west and north.

Weather forecast to Friday

In the north, it will be quite sunny despite the high cloud cover. It will be mostly cloudy in the south.

Fresh snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around +9 °C in the north and +6 °C in the south

Wind

Southerly wind: generally light to moderate, sometimes strong in the afternoon at higher altitudes

Weather review for Thursday

There was widespread precipitation during the night. The snowfall level was around 2000 m. During the day, it became increasingly sunny in the mountains in the north, while in the south it remained cloudy.

Fresh snow

From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning above 2500 m:

• Western and northern Lower Valais, central part of the southern flank of the Alps, Main Alpine Ridge from Val Bregaglia to the Bernina region: 10 to 20 cm
• elsewhere less or dry

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around +6 °C

Wind

• Strong southerly wind during the night, sometimes storm force at high altitudes
• Light to moderate southwesterly wind during the day

Outlook

On Saturday, it will be partly sunny in the early morning in the north, becoming increasingly cloudy as the day progresses. Cloud cover will be very heavy in the south. The avalanche danger will decrease.

There will be widespread precipitation on Sunday. The snowfall level will drop from 2600 m to 2200 m in the south and 1800 m in the north. The most precipitation is expected to fall in the south, but the amounts are still very uncertain. The avalanche danger will increase.