Západné Tatry

Snow showers are expected from midday. Large difference in hardness between the old frozen cover and the layer of new snow. Watch out for glide cracks.

Snow showers are expected from midday. Large difference in hardness between the old frozen cover and the layer of new snow. Watch out for glide cracks.

The weather in the mountains of Slovakia is influenced by a low pressure furrow. It will bring precipitation from noon on Tuesday, which will have a snowy character above 1200 m above sea level. The old snow cover has frozen due to changing temperatures, cloud cover during Tuesday will prevent intensive melting of the snow cover. In the morning, therefore, a low avalanche danger (1st degree) is valid in the High, Western and Western Low Tatras. In the afternoon, due to new snow lying on top of the old frozen snow cover, there is a moderate avalanche danger (2nd degree) from 1500 m above sea level. In several places there are glide cracs in the mountains. Despite the hardening of the snow cover, base avalanches from slippery snow may occur in these places.

The soggy snowpack from the weekend's warming temperatures has hardened. A thick crust has formed on its surface in many places, in some places even an ice layer. Snow showers are expected at higher elevations during Tuesday afternoon. The amount of new snow will not be significant, with up to 10 cm of new snow expected, lying on top of a hardened layer of old snow.

persistent, slightly rising in the afternoon Compiled by > Martin Buliak