Nock Mountains

Beware avalanche activity due to rising daytime temperatures

Star-studded nocturnal skies. On Friday, cloudless skies and unhampered sunshine. In the afternoon a few convective clouds will form but will not hinder visibility. Winds will be light to moderate from the east. At 2000m: +1 to +4 degrees; at 3000m. -5 to -2 degrees.

Little change expected

Beware avalanche activity due to rising daytime temperatures

Avalanche danger is low. On extremely steep sunny slopes, increasingly frequent wet loose-snow avalanches, mostly small releases, are possible due to daytime warming. They can release naturally or be triggered by a winter sports enthusiast. In addition, small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches can trigger on very steep grass-covered slopes.

The snowpack has settled well, it is melt-freeze encrusted in early morning. Weak layers inside the fresh fallen snow have consolidated. Above 2200m on north-facing slopes there are weak layers of faceted crystals in the lowermost part of the snowpack in some places. Below 2000m the old snow is moist, after nights of cloudy skies it softens quickly during the morning hours and forfeits its bonding.