Snow conditions 14.1.2019
14.01.2019
The danger is level 1 on the European 5-level scale - LOW.
Main problem:
Danger pattern: Cooling after warm weather / warming after frost
Risk assessment
Avalanche danger is LOW, level 1. The snowpack is stable.
Snow conditions
Mainly dry and occasionally windy weather continues. Overnight, up to 5 cm of snow fell in places in the Julian Alps, which the north wind completely blew away. The snow is mostly covered with crust, in many places also hard and icy. Only in sheltered, mainly northern aspects of the high mountains of the Julian Alps can it be soft in places.
Forecast weather development
Until Thursday, it will be dry and occasionally quite windy. Today and tomorrow, moderate to strong winds from northern directions will blow, strongest tomorrow morning and forenoon. Then the wind will weaken, strengthening again on Wednesday when a southwester will blow. On the night to Thursday, minor precipitation will begin to appear in the western and southern Julian Alps with the snow line around 900 m above sea level. On the night to Friday, precipitation may spread eastward, but this is not yet certain.
Trend in snow conditions
The condition of the snowpack will not change much. The snowpack will remain stable, frozen and in many places hard and icy, hence the risk of slips. A few centimetres of snow may fall by Friday morning mainly in the Julian Alps and possibly in the western and central Karawanks, but the amount will be too small to affect avalanche conditions. Avalanche danger will be LOW, level 1.
Next issue: Friday, 18.1.2019
Source: ARSO