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Caution: weak layers in old snow and freshly generated snowdrifts.

Caution: weak layers in old snow and freshly generated snowdrifts.

Due to moderate-to-strong southerly winds, fresh snowdrift accumulations have been generated esp. in ridgeline terrain. The fresh drifts are small but often prone to triggering, esp. a high altitudes, releases can reach medium size, particularly on W/N/E facing slopes and at the foot of rock walls at high altitudes. Due to rainfall, isolated small wet loose-snow avalanches are possible, esp. on steep slopes in all aspects.

Rainfall below 2000m, above that altitude up to 10cm of fresh snow is expected, locally more, esp. at high altitudes in SW regions. Winds will transport the fresh and old snow. Fresh drifts will be deposited on W/N/E facing slopes at high altitudes atop soft layers. In the lowermost part of the snowpack on W/N/E facing slopes there are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers evident.

The cloud level will rapidly drop during the morning hours, higher peaks disappear in fog. Rain, snowfall will spread over all the mountain regions. In the southern Kalkalpen: most precipitation expected, in the north less. In afternoon, weather conditions will improve, some bright intervals are anticipated. Southerly winds will remain a perturbance. At 2000m: +1 degree. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Rising avalanche danger during the daytime due to rain, snow, wind