Glencoe
Avalanche danger
- All elevations
- 1 · Low
Highlights
GC 21/3. Overnight rain, drier during the day, FL above the summits. Wet snowpack, generally stable at all elevations. Hazard Low.
Avalanche Activity
GC 21/3. Overnight rain, drier during the day, FL above the summits. Wet snowpack, generally stable at all elevations. Hazard Low.
Forecast Snow Stability: The snowpack will continue to thaw and diminish at all elevations and will be wet and generally stable. Greatest snow amounts will remain in high North facing corries. The avalanche hazard will be Low.
Snowpack Structure
Forecast Weather Influences: Overnight and into the morning it will remain generally cloudy and wet with rain at all elevations. Drier during the day with cloud, fog and occasional rain. Southerly winds ease from strong to moderate through the morning, increasing again during the afternoon. The freezing level will remain above the summits. Observed Weather Influences: A cloudy day with drizzle and light rain during the afternoon. Light to moderate Southerly winds, with the freezing level above the summits. ObservedSnowStability: A thawing snowpack at all elevations which is wet and generally stable. Small accumulations of wet snow fell overnight above 850 metres. Lying on bare ground this has all but melted, with accumulations on the firmer old snowpack continuing to soften and thaw. Most snow accumulations remain on North to East aspects above 850 metres. The avalanche hazard is Low.
Bulletin data: Scottish Avalanche Information Service (via EAWS / avalanche.report)