Veľká Fatra

Watch out for the S sector, where there is still dry snow and snow accumulation during the day on the S sun-exposed sides.

Watch out for the S sector, where there is still dry snow and snow accumulation during the day on the S sun-exposed sides.

In the Fatras and the eastern part of the Low Tatras there is a SMALL avalanche danger (i.e. 1st degree of the 5-part scale). New snow from the last snowfall period here was often blown by strong winds up to the forest zone, locally smaller slabs or pillows of wind deposited snow can be found on the NW facing slopes. Generally, however, the snow cover has settled and stabilized with the warming of the last days and the subsequent nightly freezing. The main avalanche problem is wet snow, which will cause solar radiation during the day, especially on S sun-exposed slopes. Spontaneous avalanches of wet snow may occur during the day.

The weather during Monday will be influenced by a strong pressure high, during the day we expect bright sunny weather. The 0°C isotherm will gradually reach the mid-latitudes. Snow is unevenly distributed in the terrain. The strong winds of the last few days have blown it to the SE and E sides of the mountains, while the windward sides of the mountains are blown onto the hard underlying firn layer or up to the soil surface. Due to the change in temperature, the snow cover has settled and stabilised, with a crust or layer of firn forming on its surface. The conditions in the mountains will naturally change during the day - the surface of the snow cover will be very hard in the morning, while during the day the snow on the southern slopes will become wet due to sunlight. The overall snow cover is still below average.

With alternating temperatures decreasing. BL