Lower Tauern South

Wet snow remains the main danger

Reduced outgoing longwave radiation at night prevents the formation of a stable melt-freeze crust. The snowpack consists of compact snow characterised by rain, but on shady slopes from around 2400 metres there are still weak layers of deep frost in the old snowpack close to the ground. The snowpack is moist to wet up to high altitudes. Low and sunny slopes are snowed out.

During the night to Tuesday and also during the day, mostly dense clouds and snow showers will prevail. The snowfall level will be around 1200 to 1500 metres. At 2000 metres the temperature will be around -3 degrees, at 3000 metres around -10 degrees. A moderately strong northerly wind is blowing.

The outgoing longwave radiation at night is still limited and it remains cool. The danger of wet avalanches remains.

Wet snow remains the main danger

The avalanche risk is moderate. Spontaneous wet snow avalanches are possible where there is still a lot of snow, i.e. on shady slopes at higher altitudes and partly on east and west-facing slopes. Avalanches can occur spontaneously or be triggered by winter sports. They remain medium-sized. Uncharacteristically long run-out lengths threaten bare terrain.