The snow level in the northern regions on north-facing slopes lies at 800 to 1200 m, in the southern regions at 1200 to 1800 m. On south-facing slopes the snowl levels lie approximately 500 m higher up, in the southern valleys of Visp even higher still in some places.
The snowpack is thoroughly wet on south-facing and west-facing slopes below approximately 3200 m, on east-facing slopes below approximately 2800 m, and on north-facing slopes below approximately 1800 m. In the uppermost third of the snow cover in many regions, a marked weak layer is evident. This layer is located generally in the vicinity of the layers of dust blown north from the Sahara desert in February.
On Saturday night on east-facing, south-facing and west-facing slopes, a melt-freeze crust capable of bearing loads will form on the snowpack surface. As a result of daytime warming and solar radiation on Easter Sunday, wet-snow avalanches will be possible during the course of the day, including even large-sized releases in isolated cases. On high-altitude north-facing slopes, dry-snow avalanches can still be triggered in isolated cases.

Skies in the northern regions were frequently overcast on Friday night and a small amount of precipitation was registered from place to place. During the daytime on Holy Saturday in the western regions, southern regions and inneralpine regions, it was predominantly sunny. On the northern flank of the Alps from the eastern Bernese Alps as far as Liechtenstein, the low cirrus cloud cover resembling high fog dispersed only gradually.

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At midday at 2000 m, between +3 °C in the southwestern regions and -4 °C in the northeastern regions.

• In the Jura region and the western Prealps, a moderate-strength bise wind was blowing;
• in high alpine and southern regions, a moderate to strong velocity wind from northerly directions was blowing in some places, elsewhere blowing at light to moderate strength.
  

Skies on Saturday night in the Simplon region and in Sottoceneri are expected to be partly overcast. In the other regions of Switzerland skies will be cold and clear over widespread areas. During the daytime on Easter Sunday it will be sunny in the mountains.

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At midday at 2000 m, between +1°C in the western and the southern regions and -3 °C in the eastern regions.

• During the night in northwestern regions, a moderate-strength bise wind will be blowing; in the other regions of Switzerland winds will be light to moderate from the northeast;
• during the daytime at heightened altitudes, winds will be moderate from the northeast.