Fischbach Alps West, Graz Highlands

Heed older snowdrift patches

Heed older snowdrift patches

In rimline massifs the avalanche danger is low. But the fresh snowdrifts on the southern flank of the Alps should not be overlooked which formed with the ongoing influence of storm-strenth NW winds. A small slab can be triggered.

Between Koralpe and Wechsel region there has been only minor snowfall. Some snow fell in the Fiswchbacher and Mürztaler Alps, as well as Gleinalpe. The plateaus are windblown in the force of permanently strong winds, on leeward slopes some drifts have been generated which now cover soft layers or surface hoar.

The Eastern Alps are caught between a high over the Atlantic and a NE air current. From the west, high-pressure conditions are coming.. Styria is divided in two: west and southwest are bathed in sunshine; the eastern massifs still endur a moist-cold climate and low lying clouds. Temperatures in the western massifs will reach -2 degrees at 2000 m; -2 degrees at 1500 m in the west, -5 in the east. On the eastern rim of the Alps, strong NW winds will rise. Wednesday, quite similar. The high over the Azores will expand, but the eastern regions of Styria will remain moist. In the course of the afternoon the clouds will disperse somewhat. The NW winds will remain strong here, unlike in the other regions.

No change in the current avalanche and snow situation is expected.