Nock Mountains

Favorable conditions

Favorable conditions

Avalanche danger is low. Due to solar radiation, natural releases (loose dry and loose moist) are to be expected in extremely steep terrain (>40°). Small releases are the rule. Fresh snowdrift accumulations in high altitude ridgeline terrain are small, can trigger a small slab. Danger of falling outweighs that of snow masses.

Solar radiation makes the snowpack wet, it loses its firmness. On steep rocky slopes which have again been snow on and grassy slopes, the snowpack is wet down to the ground and can glide away. The recent fresh fallen snow is quickly diminishing due to melting.

Saturday night skies will have scattered clouds in the north, heavier clouds will move over the southern regions, thus reducing the nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation somewhat. Winds from the south will be brisk. On Sunday, pleasant conditions, occasionally heavier clouds but visibility will remain good. Frequent sunshine, somewhat hampered by clouds and Sahara dust. Foehn wind along the Tauern will be brisk (gusts up to 70 km/hr) but slacken off in evening. At 2000 m: 1-7 degrees; at 3000 m: -2 to +2 degrees. Skies on Sunday night will be clear but for a few high-altitude clouds.

Classic springtime conditions continue, danger potential is receding due to the natural melting process.