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North of a line from the Rhone to the Rhine and in the extreme west of Lower Valais, weak layers in the snowpack are mostly thickly covered and are now hardly triggerable by human activity.

South of a line from the Rhône to the Rhine, the persistent weak layers that have persisted since the beginning of January are still present. However, the number of avalanche-prone locations has decreased significantly. Reports of avalanches and alarm signs indicate that the situation in Grisons remains the most precarious.

With moistening of the snowpack on sunny slopes, some moist slab avalanches have been triggered by human activity in the weakly bonded old snow in recent days. This is particularly the case around the treeline in Grisons.

Conditions were cloudy in the south, with some snow falling above approximately 1500 m. It was mainly sunny in the west and north.

Fresh snow

From Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon above 1800 m on the main Alpine ridge from the Simplon area to the Ofen Pass and south of there: a few centimetres, locally up to 10 cm

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around +1 °C in the north and -1 °C in the south

Wind

Light to moderate from southerly directions

Overnight to Tuesday, broken cloud will remain in the south but elsewhere skies will be clear. Conditions will be sunny in the mountains during the day.

Fresh snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around +1 °C in the north and -1 °C in the south

Wind

Light

On Wednesday and Thursday, after a clear night, conditions will be sunny with light winds during the day. In the south, the zero-degree level will be around 2000 m, while in the north, it will rise from 2200 m on Wednesday to 2600 m on Thursday.

The danger of dry avalanches will continue to decrease, but only slowly in Grisons due to the weak snowpack structure. Each day, the danger of wet avalanches will increase somewhat as the day progresses.