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Snowpack

Fresh snow and a strong westerly wind are leading at many high-altitude locations to the formation of snowdrift accumulations that are prone to triggering. In addition, on slopes that are largely protected from the wind, last week's snowdrift, sometimes covered with new snow, is lying on an angular weak layer. People may release avalanches in these upper layers of the snowpack. Otherwise, the snowpack structure is mostly favourable, and fractures deeper in the snowpack are not expected.

Medium-sized and sometimes large gliding avalanches are still possible at any time of day or night, except on the southern flank of the Alps.

Weather forecast until Tuesday, 23.01.2024

Snow will fall widely in the north during the night, while it will remain dry in the south. The snowfall level will drop rapidly from 1800 m to 1200 m. It will stop snowing in the morning, also in the east. During the day it will be sunny and partly cloudy in the south.

New snow

From Monday afternoon to Tuesday noon, the following amounts of fresh snow are expected above 2000 m:

• northern flank of the Alps, Lower Valais, northern Prättigau, Silvretta: 15 to 30 cm, and up to 40 cm in the far west;
• elsewhere: 5 to 15 cm;
• mostly dry on the southern flank of the Alps.

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between -2 °C in the west and -5 °C in the east.

Wind

Winds will be moderate to strong, sometimes storm force at high altitudes, from the west to northwest.

Weather review for Monday, 22.01.2024

It was mostly very cloudy. Precipitation set in in the afternoon in the west.

New snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between +3 °C in the north and 0 °C in the south.

Wind

There was a southwesterly to westerly wind, moderate to strong on the northern flank of the Alps, moderate in the other regions at high altitudes.

TrendWednesday and Thursday

It will mostly be very cloudy in the north, with some sunshine in the inneralpine regions and the south. Some snow may fall in showers above 1500 to 2000 m. Westerly to northwesterly winds will be strong to storm force at high altitudes in the north on Wednesday, while strong northerly winds will blow in the south on Thursday.

There will be hardly any change in the avalanche danger. Snowdrift accumulations represent the main danger. Gliding avalanches are still possible.