7.05.2012
At the end of the week it was variably to mostly cloudy and there were occasional precipitation especially in the Julians and western Karawanks, which spread elsewhere in the night to Monday.
The snow line was between 1800 and 2000 m. In the high mountains of the Julians more than 30 cm of snow fell, elsewhere it snowed only on the highest peaks. The new snow bonded relatively well with the base.
The snow cover melted lower down.
Continuous snow cover is mostly only in gullies and on plateaus, on sun-facing slopes in the high mountains above about 2000 m. Mostly the snow is wet and soft, above about 2000 m there is new snow, which is soft and relatively light. At 1500 m there is often no continuous snow cover even on plateaus, at 2500 m in the Julian Alps snow depth is about 190 cm. Avalanche danger in the high Julians is 2nd degree, elsewhere 1st degree. Steeper slopes are more dangerous, from which smaller new snow avalanches can release.
From this afternoon until Friday it will be mostly sunny again. On Tuesday during the day a small shower may form, on Wednesday and Thursday perhaps a thunderstorm in the northwest. It will gradually warm up and the freezing level will rise above the highest peaks by Wednesday.
The snow will decrease, the new snow in the high mountains will settle quickly.
New report will be issued on Friday, 11.5.2012.
General avalanche danger is 1st degree on the European five-level scale.
Source: ARSO