Lower Tauern South

Some drift snow and rare danger spots in old snow

Some drift snow and rare danger spots in old snow

Due to the foehn wind, thin drift snow packs were formed in the northern sector from around 2600 metres. These were partially deposited on a loose old snow surface in shady high altitudes. There, small avalanches can be triggered by individual people in blown-in areas, i.e. mainly behind ridges and in gullies and hollows. In the high Alps, this can also affect eastern and western slopes. In these areas, weak layers can occasionally still be found in the old snow.

On the sunny side, the snow cover is soaked right up to the top. On the shady side, the surface is often hardened or covered by freshly formed drift snow. At shady high altitudes, there are angular crystals within the snowpack near crusts, which can occasionally serve as a weak layer. The snow depth is well below average, on the south side there is hardly any snow up to high altitudes.

On Wednesday, extensive cloud fields will ensure diffuse visibility, and even higher altitudes will often be covered in fog. Light precipitation will spread from the south from midday, with the snow line around 1600 metres. Around 2 to 5 cm of snow will fall. The wind will be mostly light from the south. Temperatures at 2000 m around 0 degrees, at 3000 m around -5 degrees.

It will remain dry on Thursday and moderate to brisk southerly winds will set in again.