Ybbstaler Alpen

Low avalanche danger. Occasional wet snow slides are possible.

Low avalanche danger. Occasional wet snow slides are possible.

The avalanche risk is low. With the arrival of rain, wet snow slides are possible in the afternoon from the few steep slopes that are not unloaded. In the high areas on shady slopes, small slab avalanches can occasionally be triggered in the old snow. In general, the risk of falling and injury clearly outweighs the risk of burial. Take care in partly icy, steep gullies.

The night is partly cloudy. As a result, only a thin melt-freeze crust usually forms, which quickly softens again during the day as the clouds increase. In the summit areas, the snow surface is hard and sometimes icy due to wind and rain. In gullies and bowls, the wind slab is well stabilised. Faceted crystals partially weaken the snow base, fundament at higher elevations in the northern sector. There is only a little snow below 1400 metres, below 1600 metres on sunny slopes.

The evening showers subside and the weather softens temporarily. By midnight at the latest, it will be cloudy again from the west. Thursday will be mainly cloudy, the higher peaks will be partly covered in fog. There will also be isolated rain showers around midday, but the amount of precipitation will remain low. It may clear up a little in the late afternoon. It will cool down slightly. At 2000 metres the temperature will be around -2 degrees, at 1500 metres the temperature will be around 2 degrees. Winds will be weak to moderate with gusts of around 40 km/h from the southwest to northwest. The snowfall level will be between 1500 and 1800 metres above sea level.

The avalanche danger remains low. On Thursday, a weak disturbance will bring a little more cloud and less sunshine. Local rain showers are possible in the afternoon. The frost line will be around 2000 metres. The wind will remain weak.