Bex-Villars

Snowpack

The drifting snow layers of the last few days are still prone to triggering in places. The snowpack is locally highly variable and the snow depths vary greatly depending on wind exposure. With the clear nights, in many places faceting is beginning to occur in the snowpack.

On the northern Alpine ridge, in Valais, in the Gotthard region, in northern and central Grisons and in Engadine, there are weak layers in the snowpack below December’s fresh snow. These are mostly located near melt-freeze crusts, especially on north- and east-facing slopes. Avalanches may be triggered in these weak layers.

Weather forecast to Thursday, 12.12.2024

It will be mostly sunny in the mountains and in the south.

Fresh snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around -2 °C.

Wind

Winds will be mostly light.

Weather review for Wednesday, 11.12.2024

In the mountains and in the south, it was mostly sunny with some high patches of cloud.

Fresh snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around -3 °C.

Wind

weak from the southeast

OutlookFriday

Above the low stratus cloud, it will be mostly sunny, with clouds gathering from the west towards the evening. The wind will remain light. The zero-degree level will be around 1600 m. Avalanche danger will continue to decrease slowly.

Saturday

It will be very cloudy and in the west small amounts of snow will fall down to low altitudes. In the west, avalanche danger may increase slightly, otherwise it will not change significantly.