Hochschwab Mountains

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Low avalanche danger - fresh snow covering the meadows.

The avalanche danger is low. There are isolated danger spots. These are located in high, shady, very steep entrances to gullies and hollows. Small slab avalanches can be triggered here in drifting snow, particularly due to high additional loads. In addition to the risk of burial, the danger of being swept away and falling should also be taken into account.

Between 5 and 20cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24 hours. The largest amounts of snow (20cm) have fallen in the Wölzer Tauern, but with little wind. The fresh snow has mostly covered an icy layer at high altitudes or snowed over the green meadow again. Below the layer of fresh snow, there is still a more or less continuous snow cover only at high altitudes and on the shaded side. The old snow cover is partially weakened by angular crystals.

Wednesday will bring milder air to the mountains again with a westerly current. Winds will pick up at times and break up the clouds during the day. Low residual clouds or fog will linger a little longer south of the Alpenhauptkamm. There will be no significant precipitation anywhere. The wind from the west will reach speeds of up to 60 km/h in the western foothills. At 2000m above sea level it will be around +2 degrees in the afternoon.

Thursday will start off overcast, with a possibility of snow or rain in the western mountain ranges. The weather will improve during the day as a strong south-westerly wind picks up and the sun will shine again and again during the day, especially to the north and east. At 2000m it will be around 0 degrees at midday.