It's Getting Wintry: Black Ice Warning and First Snow Expected in Vienna
The weather will initially be rainy across the board over the weekend, sunny in the west and south, but on Sunday, heavy rain, sleet or snow will dominate everywhere. ASFINAG warned in a press release of the first major snowfall of the season and the danger of freezing rain. The motorway operator will be on duty with additional staff.
Increased Black Ice Risk Due to Freezing Rain on Friday
On Friday morning, according to Geosphere, it will be raining widely on the north side of the Alps. The snow line is between 1,300 and 1,800 meters above sea level. In the morning, there is a local and temporary risk of black ice due to freezing rain from Vorarlberg to Lower Austria. As the day progresses, the clouds will break up, especially in the south and west, and the sun will shine from time to time. However, it will remain cloudy and rainy in the north and east.
The snow line drops to 800 to 1,000 meters in the evening. The wind blows moderately to briskly and at times strongly from the west. The early temperatures are between minus seven and plus four degrees, the maximum daytime temperatures between one and ten degrees, with the highest values in Vorarlberg and Tyrol.
Saturday Will Be Cloudy and Rainy
Saturday brings dense clouds in almost all parts of the country. Chances of sunshine are only in the south and southeast. In addition, it will still rain sporadically in the morning with a snow line between 700 and 1,800 meters. In the course of the afternoon, precipitation will set in again from the west, spreading to the eastern lowlands by the evening as the snow line gradually drops.
The wind blows moderately to briskly, at times strongly from the west up to the northern side of the Alps and Vienna. The wind subsides by noon and turns to the south. Morning temperatures range between minus six and plus four degrees, with the highest daily temperatures between two and eleven degrees. It is warmest in Vorarlberg.
From Sunday, Heavy Rain or Snowfall
On Sunday, a disturbance zone brings heavy rain, sleet or snowfall across Austria. In the east of the country, it is occasionally precipitation-free. The snow line fluctuates during the day between 600 and 1,100 meters. The wind blows moderately to briskly, mostly from eastern directions. The early temperatures are between minus four and plus four degrees, the highest daily temperatures between zero and five degrees.
First Snowflakes Expected in Vienna on Monday
On Monday, clouds with sleet and snowfall dominate the weather across the country already at night. The precipitation focus shifts during the morning from the south to the northern side of the Alps and to the northeast. In particular, in the first half of the day, it can still snow down to low levels in the east. Towards evening, the precipitation gradually subsides on the northern side of the Alps and in the east. South of the main Alpine ridge, it is already dry from noon. The wind initially still blows moderately to briskly, mostly from northern directions. The morning temperatures are minus five to plus one degree, the highest daily temperatures zero to four degrees.
On Tuesday, the last remnants of the disturbance gradually move away during the night. On the northern side of the Alps, it remains mostly cloudy during the day, with the last unproductive sleet and snowfall not being ruled out. South of the main Alpine ridge, however, it is often sunny with few high cirrus clouds. The wind mostly blows weakly to moderately from northern to western directions. The early temperatures range between minus six in the west and plus one degree in the east, the highest daily temperatures between zero and four degrees, with the mildest temperatures in the south.
(APA/Red)
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