Západné Tatry

From noon onwards, watch out for walrus snow on S orientations.

From noon onwards, watch out for walrus snow on S orientations.

A breaking warm front will influence the weather during Friday. This will bring a clear night and a gradual increase in clouds during the day. In the Western Tatras and the western part of the Low Tatras the second avalanche danger level - moderate - is valid from noon. In the morning, the snow will be still frozen from the cooling due to the clear night, so in the morning there will be a small avalanche danger (1st degree). During the day the snow will gradually become wetter and heavier, especially in the SE, SW and W orientations. Wet snow avalanches or foundation avalanches of wet snow may occur, especially on slopes with visible gullies.

The warm February weather has meant that snow cover is absent at lower elevations. Above it, there is a firn snow cover in the middle altitudes. Wednesday's cold snap caused the old waterlogged firn snow cover to harden, forming a thick layer of frozen firn on the surface. Gradual warming during the day will cause the snow cover, especially on south-facing slopes, to gradually become heavier during the day. The weather of recent weeks has caused gusts to form in several places, which have triggered foundation avalanches in many places. This situation may also occur in the coming days.