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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Monday 31.05.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Rain and mild temperatures give increased danger of wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Sunday 30. May 2021

Høyt til fjells kan det ha kommet litt nysnø i helgen, men ellers har det vært stor snøsmelting den siste tiden som har hevet snøgrensa, og det er lite snø på kysten og i sørvendte hellinger. Den snøen som finnest er i hovedsak blitt smelteomvandlet, og veksler mellom våt grovkornet snø og skare.

Mountain weather

Sunday 30. May 2021

1-4 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southwest during the evening. -1 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 31. May 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. 0 °C to 5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Generelt stabil snø. Mandag blir det enda mildere, og under mildværsgrensa vil dette kunne føre til ett og annet smått og vått løssnøskred, særlig om det kommer mer regn enn prognosene tilsier. Vær varsom der snøen er svært våt.

Forholdene kan være annerledes ved Gaissene, men dette er usikkert siden vi ikke har observasjoner derfra.
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