Stub and Gleinalpe

Wet and gliding snow avalanches during the course of the day increasing.

Wet and gliding snow avalanches during the course of the day increasing.

The avalanche danger is low. Spontaneous small wet loose-snow avalanches due to warming and sun radiation are possible anytime spontaneously or be triggered by individuals i. Gliding snow avalanches are possible in very steep grass slopes within high amounts of snow reserves.

Due to the mild temperatures and the strong radiation the snow cover could settle. During the night surface hoar is forming which will quickly soften during the day. The snow cover is moist up to high altitudes and looses it’s strength and bonding. In medium to low altitudes bare soils.

After a clear night, predominately sunny mountain weather is called for Saturday morning and northwesterly winds are increasing. In the afternoon thick clouds are coming from the north and some unproductive showers in the Northern Alps at latest in the evening are to expect. Temperatures in 2.000 m at noon are around +1 to +6 degrees and in 1.500 m +6 to +8 degrees.

Saturday night the temperature will drop with 10-15 degrees but without precipitation. The wet snow problem is decreasing due to the cooling but there will be persistent weak layers in high altitudes.