Wölz Tauern South

Avalanche danger increases to moderate (level 2) during the day!

Outgoing longwave radiation at night is limited. The recent precipitation at a high snowfall level has brought additional moisture into the snowpack up to high altitudes. The rise in temperature leads to additional moistening of the snowpack at all altitudes. The wind slab settles quickly as it warms up. In very shady areas above 2200 metres, the snowpack still has reserves of cold and in some cases persistent weak layers in the old snow that are prone to triggering.

Avalanche danger increases to moderate (level 2) during the day!

The avalanche risk is initially low and increases to moderate during the daytime changes. From terrain that has not yet been discharged, spontaneous or wet to moist medium loose snow or slab avalanches triggered by additional loads are possible in all aspects. In extremely steep, shady areas above 2200 m, small to medium-sized slab avalanches can still be triggered in persistent weak layers. Small fresh snowdrift accumulations can still occur in the ridgelines and summits.

It will be cloudy through the night on Saturday. It will be mostly cloudy or very cloudy, and from the Niedere Tauern to the Semmering it will still snow lightly at times above 1500 metres. Tomorrow, the clouds will largely clear along the northern side of the Alps, otherwise low-lying residual clouds will remain, shrouding most of the peaks of the peripheral mountains in fog and severely restricting visibility. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will range from 0 degrees in the morning to +6 degrees in the afternoon. Moderate winds from the west with gusts between 30 and 50 km/h.

On Sunday, the sky will be mostly cloudy and it will remain very mild. The wet snow problem will persist. From Monday, dense clouds and sunshine will alternate frequently and it will remain dry in most regions.