Further increase in danger of wet avalanches. From late morning danger level 3 (considerable) will be reached.
The danger of wet avalanches will already increase in the late morning. This applies in all aspects below approximately 2600 m. In particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes more frequent wet slab avalanches are possible as the penetration by moisture increases, in the regions exposed to rain especially. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size.
Snowpack
dp.3: rain dp.10: springtime scenario
Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be severely restricted. The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will already be soft in the early morning. The high humditiy will give rise as the day progresses to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack below approximately 2600 m. Up to high altitudes rain will fall in some regions. The rain will give rise to a loss of strength within the snowpack especially on west, north and east facing slopes.
Tendency
Wet snow represents the main danger.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
The danger of wet avalanches will increase.
As the penetration by moisture increases individual wet avalanches are possible, but they will be mostly small.
Snowpack
Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be severely restricted. The surface of the snowpack will freeze very little and will already be soft in the early morning. The high humditiy will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack. Some rain will fall in some regions. The rain will give rise to a loss of strength within the snowpack. Only a little snow is now lying.
