Mendrisiotto

Snowpack

In the south, the new and drifted snow from last weekend has stabilised nicely. Only a few avalanche-prone locations are still to be found, especially on shady slopes at a distance from ridgelines and protected from the wind. There, some near-surface layers of the snowpack are lying on angular layers in the area of the old snow surface. In addition, this week's mostly small wind slabs are occasionally prone to triggering.

Gliding avalanches are also possible in isolated cases. This applies particularly to east-, south- and west-facing slopes below approximately 2600 m and more rarely to north-facing slopes below approximately 2200 m. These avalanches may be large in some cases in regions with a lot of snow. Occasional moist snow slides and avalanches are also possible due to higher temperatures during the day.

Weather forecast until Friday, 16.02.2024

It will be a very cloudy night for the most part. During the day, there will be some clear spells, especially in the late morning in the east; otherwise it will be mostly cloudy.

New snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around +5 °C.

Wind

Winds will be weak, at times moderate in the high Alpine regions, blowing from the southwest.

Weather review for Thursday, 15.02.2024

It was a clear night for the most part. Thicker clouds moved in from the west during the day.

New snow

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Temperature

Temperatures were on the up. At midday at 2000 m, they were +8 °C in the west, +6 °C in the east and +5 °C in the south.

Wind

The winds were often moderate in the west and north and mostly weak in the east and south, blowing from the west or southwest.

Trend until Sunday, 18.02.2024

On Saturday, after a mostly overcast night, it will be sunny at times in the south and mostly cloudy in the north. The clouds will clear during Saturday night into Sunday, leading to a mostly sunny day. Winds will be mostly weak and temperatures at 2000 m will be between +2 and +5 °C. The danger of dry avalanches will continue to gradually decrease. There will be hardly any change in the danger of gliding avalanches or moist snow slides.