Saturation of the snowpack is well advanced. The most precarious areas are slopes where weak layers in the old snowpack are becoming wet for the first time. At present, this is mainly affecting north-facing slopes between approximately 2200 and 2600 m, and east- and west-facing slopes between approximately 2500 and 3000 m. In many places, steep south-facing slopes are snow-free up to around 3000 m; where there is still snow, it is wet as far as the high alpine regions.

In the mostly clear overnight conditions, the surface of the snowpack freezes and becomes load-bearing before softening over the course of the day.

In the north, it was sunny after a clear night. In the south, it was cloudy with bright spells during the day.

Fresh snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between +9 °C in the north and +4 °C in the south

Wind

Mainly light

Overnight to Saturday, there will be patchy cloud in the west with skies mostly being clear elsewhere. During the day, it will be mostly sunny, but cumulus clouds will develop in the west and south and there is a possibility of isolated showers.

Fresh snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between +9 °C in the north and +6 °C in the south

Wind

Mainly light

Sunday

There will be patchy cloud overnight to Sunday. During the day, it will be mostly sunny in the east. In the west and south, it will be cloudy with some bright spells and there is a possibility of isolated showers in the afternoon. There will be moderate winds at times from southerly directions.

Due to reduced outgoing longwave radiation overnight and with sunshine in the east, the danger of wet avalanches will increase more quickly than on the last few days.

Monday

Sunday night into Monday will be cloudy. During the day, there will still be some bright spells in the east, and some showers along the main Alpine ridge. The snowfall level will be around 2300 m. The wind will be moderate to strong from southerly directions.

The danger of dry avalanches may increase slightly in the high alpine regions. The danger of wet avalanches will increase from the morning onwards where there is reduced outgoing longwave radiation overnight and rainfall.