Glencoe

GC.28/1 Snowpack going through a melt freeze cycle. Stability, generally good, icy crust is expected to develop above 800m. Haz Low.

GC.28/1 Snowpack going through a melt freeze cycle. Stability, generally good, icy crust is expected to develop above 800m. Haz Low.

Forecast Snow Stability: Overnight, the snowpack will start to soften slightly but will remain well consolidated in most locations. As the freezing level lowers during the day the snowpack will re-freeze and consolidate. An icy surface crust will develop again, mainly on North to Easterly aspects above 800 metres. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Forecast Weather Influences: Overnight, the freezing level will rise above the summits with some light rain, maybe some sleet on the highest summits accompanied by fresh South-Westerly winds. During the day, mostly dry conditions, freezing level will fall to around 900 metres before settling at 1100 metres. Winds will ease becoming Westerly then strengthen to be West-South-Westerly. Observed Weather Influences: Another overnight frost down to lower levels, the freezing level was around 850 metres this morning but slowly rising during the day, midday summit temperature was minus 1.5 degrees Celsius. Today it was predominately dry with light to moderate winds from a South-Westerly direction. ObservedSnowStability: Snowpack stability remains good in all locations and at all elevations. The cold overnight temperatures have maintained a frozen snowpack which has a hard surface crust on all snow slopes mainly above 700 metres, many areas are icy. The avalanche hazard is Low.