Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Low avalanche danger, caution urged towards small snowdrift patches esp.behind protruberances and in bowls

On Monday night, a high-trough will reach the Eastern Alps. In its wake, a stormy NW air current will bring very moist air masses to the land, with abundant fresh snow in the northern barrier cloud regions. The avalanche danger levels will increase significantly.

Low avalanche danger, caution urged towards small snowdrift patches esp.behind protruberances and in bowls

Due to strong winds, the snowdrift patches are relatively small. Mostly the transported snow was deposited in wind-protected zones, in bowls or behind protruberances (small snowdrift patches, mostly triggerable by large additional loading).

The combination of gale-strength winds and relatively mild temperatures on Sunday has left its marks behind. The terrain is utterly windblown, the old snow has been laid free. At low altitudes the snow is soft.

Driven by the storm-low named “Nadia” over the Baltic Sea, a westerly to northwesterly air current continues to determine the weather. On Monday a cold front will traverse Styria. After a brief quiet spell when snowfall will pause and winds ease, cloud cover will quickly move into the Tauern and the Northern Alps and it will begin to snow during the morning. The W/NW winds will intensify. Fresh snow: about 20 cm, up to 30 cm in Totes Gebirge. The southern flank of the Alps will have better conditions, but medium-high clouds will also move in, bringing brief snow showers. Temperatures at midday: at 2000 m: -8 degrees; at 1500 m: -5 degrees. Milder on the southern flank of the Alps: -5 and -1 degree.