2026-04-17T15:00:00Z 2026-04-17T15:00:00Z 2026-04-18T15:00:00Z false Venedigergruppe North Glocknergruppe North Goldberggruppe North Großvenedigergruppe Central Glocknergruppe Central Goldberggruppe Central low 2400 earlier moderate 2400 earlier considerable 3000 later moderate 3000 later persistent_weak_layers 2400 NW W N E NE earlier slab wet_snow 3000 NW E SE S SW W NE N later slab persistent_weak_layers 2400 NW E W NE N later slab The night to Saturday will often be clear. In the northern Alps, high clouds will pass through at times. The frost line will be around 2500 metres. On Saturday, the sun will mostly shine in the morning, with a few spring clouds forming in the afternoon. Isolated showers cannot be ruled out. The wind will be mainly weak to moderately strong from different directions. The temperature at 2000 m will be 3 to 6 degrees, at 3000 m around -3 degrees. Pronounced daytime changes lead to wet snow problem During daytime changes, the danger quickly increases to level 3 "considerable". After softening of the often load-bearing melt-freeze crust, some large spontaneous wet snow avalanches are possible everywhere. Particularly at risk are steep areas in the extended northern sector between 2200 m and 2600 m, terrain that has not yet been discharged on high east, west and south-facing slopes, and generally those aspects where there is still a lot of snow. In wet snow, avalanches can tear through to the ground, run out untypically far and penetrate into the green. Triggering by winter sports and occasionally even remote triggering are possible. In the morning, the avalanche risk is moderate above around 2400 metres in steep terrain from west to north to east. There are individual avalanche prone locations in the dry persistent weak layer, high alpine also in the southern sector. Take care in the transitions from little to lots of snow. Overnight, a mostly stable melt-freeze crust forms, which softens during the day. Beneath this lies compact snow characterised by rain up to high altitudes, but softer layers are embedded, especially at higher altitudes, which enable fractures near the surface. On shady slopes from around 2400 metres, there are still weak layers of angular forms and deep rime in the old snowpack close to the ground. The snowpack becomes moist to wet up to high altitudes during daytime changes at the latest. Low and sunny slopes are covered in snow. The outgoing longwave radiation at night is limited and it cools down slightly during the day. The danger of wet avalanches remains. steady 2026-04-18T15:00:00Z 2026-04-19T15:00:00Z 2026-04-18 2026-04-17T15:00:00Z 2026-04-17T15:00:00Z 2026-04-18T15:00:00Z false Niedere Tauern North Loferer and Leoganger Steinberge Steinernes Meer, Hochkönig, Hagengebirge, Göllstock Tennengebirge, Gosaukamm Kitzbühel Alps Oberpinzgau Niedere Tauern Alpenhauptkamm Kitzbühel Alps Glemmtal Weisseck, Muhr Niedere Tauern South Dientner Grasberge low earlier moderate later persistent_weak_layers 2200 NW N NE earlier slab wet_snow NW W NE E N later slab persistent_weak_layers 2200 NW NE N later slab The night to Saturday will often be clear. In the northern Alps, high clouds will pass through at times. The frost line will be around 2500 metres. On Saturday, the sun will mostly shine in the morning, with a few spring clouds forming in the afternoon. Isolated showers cannot be ruled out. The wind will be mainly weak to moderately strong from different directions. The temperature at 2000 m will be 3 to 6 degrees, at 3000 m around -3 degrees. Pronounced daytime changes lead to wet snow problem During daytime changes, the danger quickly increases to level 2 "moderate". After the often load-bearing melt-freeze crust has softened, spontaneous wet snow avalanches are possible wherever there is still a large area of snow, i.e. on shady slopes at higher altitudes and on the remaining eastern and western slopes. Avalanches can occur spontaneously or be triggered by winter sports. They usually remain medium in size, but with the accumulation of wet snow and tearing through to weak layers close to the ground, large avalanches are conceivable in exceptional cases. Uncharacteristically long run-out lengths threaten open terrain. The avalanche risk is low in the morning. Trigger points for dry old snow avalanches are only present at a few high points in the extended northern sector. Overnight, a mostly stable melt-freeze crust forms, which softens during the day. Underneath is compact snow characterised by rain, but on shady slopes from around 2200 metres there are still weak layers of deep rime in the old snowpack close to the ground. The snowpack will become damp to wet up to high altitudes during the daytime changes at the latest. Low and sunny slopes are snowed out. Outgoing longwave radiation is limited at night and it cools down a little during the day. The danger of wet avalanches remains. steady 2026-04-18T15:00:00Z 2026-04-19T15:00:00Z 2026-04-18 2026-04-17T15:00:00Z 2026-04-17T15:00:00Z 2026-04-18T15:00:00Z false Nockberge Pongauer Grasberge Chiemgau Alps South Untersbergstock Osterhorngruppe, Gamsfeldgruppe low all_day wet_snow NW W N NE E all_day loose The night to Saturday will often be clear. In the northern Alps, high clouds will pass through at times. The frost line will be around 2500 metres. On Saturday, the sun will mostly shine in the morning, with a few spring clouds forming in the afternoon. Isolated showers cannot be ruled out. The wind will be mainly weak to moderately strong from different directions. The temperature at 2000 m will be 3 to 6 degrees, at 3000 m around -3 degrees. Small wet snow avalanches in snowy places during daytime changes The avalanche risk is low. The last remnants of snow can spontaneously descend as small wet snow slides. This increases the risk of avalanches in the fall terrain. There is still a little snow in places at altitude, but most of the terrain is already snowed out. The surface often freezes overnight, but softens quickly during the daytime changes. Slow reduction in avalanche danger due to melting of the remaining snow. decreasing 2026-04-18T15:00:00Z 2026-04-19T15:00:00Z 2026-04-18 Note significant daytime changes