Savinja Alps and Carinthia

Places with blowing snow are more dangerous

Places with blowing snow are more dangerous

Places with blowing snow are particularly dangerous, as even a heavy load can trigger a small to medium-sized avalanche. Greater caution is needed in ravines and gullies, where there may be large amounts of blowing snow.

On Friday and Saturday night, 5 to 20 cm of light snow fell. There were no strong winds during the snowfall. There is relatively little old snow. The snow base is uneven due to the influence of the wind. There is some light snow in sheltered areas, but the snow base is mostly hard and Crust.

On Sunday night and Sunday morning it will remain variably cloudy, with peaks often in the clouds. Snow showers are possible. It will clear quickly during the day on Sunday. Winds will pick up significantly. Moderate to strong northerly winds! It will be noticeably colder. Temperatures will be around -10 at 1500 m and -17 °C at 2500 m.

Sunday will see moderate to strong northerly winds, which could carry fresh snow in large amounts and build new snowdrifts. The danger of avalanches will increase.