Alpine weather - hiking in Tyrol
Obviously, hiking is an outdoor activity. Whether a hike can actually even take place is always contingent upon the weather. If you notice any signs of dangers during your tour, you should seek shelter in a cabin or similar facility immediately.
Don’t even consider taking a hiking tour in the mountains without first getting pertinent weather information. The majority of the season, Galtür will pamper you with magnificent weather conditions. Nonetheless, you need to be mindful of changes in the weather. You can get the latest mountain weather information during your hiking vacation in Galtür from numerous sources:
Weather information in Galtür:
- Tourism Office
- Mountain guides
- Mountain cabins
- From most of your hosts
- Cell phone
- Radio
- Internet
Keeping a watchful eye out prior to and during your tour will allow you to make rough weather projections. Please remember that the tips below do not always apply. No lay person is in a position to predict the weather with anywhere near the accuracy of the scientific measuring methods used by meteorologists.
Good hiking weather:
- Not a cloud in the sky or just a few scattered clouds
- Fog in the valley
- Clear distance views (no foehn)
- Light winds
- Clear and cold nights
- Slight reddening of the sky at sunset
- Fair weather clouds that dissolve in the afternoon
Bad weather in the mountains:
- View obscured by haze
- Multi-layered clouds, especially low clouds
- Flaming redness in the sky at sunrise
- Fair weather clouds do not dissolve in the afternoon
- If it does not cool down at night, a warm front and rain are probably on the way
- Drop in air pressure of more than 3 hectopascal in 3 hours indicate the approach of a storm front (aneroid altimeters are helpful in performing these measurements)
What to do in the event of a sudden thunderstorm:
- If at all possible, seek shelter in a cabin or similar facility
- If it is foggy try your best not to leave marked routes
- In the event of lightning striking hazards: avoid peaks, range locations, exposed areas and line safeguards under all circumstances, get out of lakes and other bodies of water; take off and drop any metal objects, lie down on level ground as in the flattest position possible, try to stay dry
The right equipment will also protect you from heat and cold temperatures. However, the very best protection you can get is minding the advice of experts and their warnings. This will ensure safe travels in the mountains of Tyrol.
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