Totes Gebirge South

Avalanche danger already increases in the morning!

Avalanche danger already increases in the morning!

The avalanche risk is low in the morning hours and then increases to moderate. There is a danger of wet loose snow and slab avalanches from terrain that has not yet been unloaded as incoming radiation and warming increase. These can detach themselves or be triggered by a small additional load from people and are usually small to medium in size. Gliding avalanches are possible in isolated cases.

During the night, the snowpack can consolidate due to outgoing longwave radiation. However, it quickly softens again with solar radiation and warming. The soaking can reactivate old weak layers in the persistent weak layer, especially on the north side. In all aspects, the soaked snowpack can lose its stability or begin to glide on slippery ground. The snow cover is rapidly thinning out.

The night will be dry and mostly clear and on Saturday it will initially be very sunny again in the Styrian mountains. Around midday, a few spring clouds will form, which could temporarily shroud the higher peaks of western Upper Styria in fog in the afternoon. However, the tendency to showers will remain low. The temperature at 2000 metres above sea level will be between +3 and +5 degrees. The wind will be light.

A weak cold front will move through on Sunday, with a rising north-westerly wind leading to showers with snowfall levels above 2000 metres. The wet snow problem remains dominant despite slight cooling.