Hochschwab Mountains

Danger spots in high altitudes in some places!

On Monday cold air masses are coming to the eastern Alps with a strong northern current. Stormy weather in the mountains. Some snow showers in the north and many clouds. Better weather in the south side of the Alps. Fresh snowdrift in eastern via southern and western slopes due to winds.

Danger spots in high altitudes in some places!

Avalanche danger is in general low. In high altitudes fresh snowdrift deposits are formed in the northwestern via northern to eastern expositions. These are covered with new snow and not easy to spot. In steep slopes adjacent to ridgelines and behind ridgelines small slab avalanches can be triggered by individuals. Small loose-snow avalanches in steep terrain cannot be ruled out.

In the last 48 hours up to 30 cm of new snow has landed. The highest amounts of new snow are in the area of Niedere Tauern. The new snow covers the stable snow base. The southern winds drifted the new snow to the northern sector. The fresh snowdrift is placed on top of a hard snow cover or on top of faceted snow.

A low pressure system over France causes predominantly bad mountain weather. Saturday night and Sunday are dominated by dense clouds. Hardly any clear-ups are to expect. Less precipitation is called but it will be more in the afternoon coming from northwest. Weak winds, increasing in the evening when turning to north. Temperatures at noon in 2.000 m are around -2 degrees and in 1.500 m around 1 degrees.