Villach Alps

Rapidly rising daytime danger of wet-snow avalanches.

On Saturday, once again very sunny and mild. In afternoon, some harmless clouds will move in from the north, later on become denser. Visibility will remain good. The N/NW winds will be light to moderate. At 1000m: +18 degrees; at 2000m: +6 degrees. Source: GeoSource Austria

Little change in avalanche danger levels anticipated

Rapidly rising daytime danger of wet-snow avalanches.

Due to daytime warming and solar radiation, increasingly frequent wet-snow avalanches can be expected, mostly small-sized releases, esp. on steep E/S/W-facing slopes. In the morning: beware falls on the hardened crusts.

Clear skies over far-reaching areas, surface crusts will form and freeze which are capable of bearing loads. Sunshine and warmth will rapidly soften the snowpack on E/W/S-facing slopes during the daytime. The snowpack at low and intermediate altitudes is thoroughly wet. Below 1600m there is hardly any snow on the ground.