Northern Cairngorms

NC for 1/3: The snowpack will be well bonded and stable throughout. Isolated wet snow instabilities on sun exposed slopes. Low Haz.

NC for 1/3: The snowpack will be well bonded and stable throughout. Isolated wet snow instabilities on sun exposed slopes. Low Haz.

Forecast Snow Stability: The snowpack will continue to consolidate in the colder overnight temperatures and be generally well bonded and stable throughout. Isolated wet surface instabilities will develop on steep, sun exposed slopes, below 900 metres where the snowpack will remain moist. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Forecast Weather Influences: Moderate to strong Westerly winds overnight will ease during the forecast period as an area of high pressure builds. Largely dry with the 600 metre freezing level rising to 900 metres during the afternoon. Observed Weather Influences: Moderate South-West winds with ocassional very strong gusts. Light rain showers with some snowfall on the summits and higher slopes. The freezing level was around 1100 metres. ObservedSnowStability: The snowpack is generally well bonded and stable throughout. New isolated windslab accumulations which developed on North-West to North-East aspects above 1000 metres, have consilidated. Some instablities still remain at depth on steep Northerly aspects above 1000 metres. The avalanche hazard is Low.