Ybbstaler Alpen

Low avalanche danger. Occasional wet snow slides with warming during the day.

Low avalanche danger. Occasional wet snow slides with warming during the day.

The avalanche risk is low. Where there are still snow reserves, wet snow or gliding sluffs may occur in a few places as the day warms up. At higher altitudes, there is an increased risk of falling in the entrance areas to steep gullies due to icy patches. These are partly covered by some new fallen snow. In the northern sector, there are still isolated avalanche prone locations in persistent weak layers at higher altitudes.

A melt-freeze crust forms overnight. However, due to the very mild weather phase, the snow surface is quickly soft and moist in sunny locations in the morning. In shady locations, the melt-freeze crust can also persist during the day. At higher altitudes, the snow surface is often hard and sometimes icy due to wind and rain. There is some new fallen snow above. There are still considerable amounts of wind slabs in the gullies and bowls, which are already well consolidated. Faceted crystals can weaken the snow base, fundament in the northern sector. There is little snow below 1500 metres.

By the evening, the cumulus clouds are already gathering again and dissipating. The night to Thursday will be clear and starry. During the day, high air pressure over the mountains in Lower Austria will ensure bright sunny weather with good visibility. Fog in valleys or on slopes will clear quickly. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -2 and 2 degrees, at an altitude of 1500 metres the temperature will rise from 0 to +8 degrees with the sunshine. The wind will be light to moderate.

The avalanche risk remains low. The influence of high pressure will firmness over the next few days, resulting in bright, sunny and very mild weather. The dry air masses at higher altitudes will slow down the snowmelt. At the weekend, Sahara dust could cause significant air turbidity.