Weather Change Imminent: Snow Returns Once Again

The coming weekend brings a weather change: According to the Geosphere forecast, a cooling will begin on Saturday, causing the snow line to drop to as low as 500 meters above sea level. On Friday, however, spring-like weather will still dominate with sunshine, with a few cumulus clouds in the afternoon, especially in the mountainous areas. The wind will be light to moderate, and after temperatures ranging from minus two to plus six degrees, highs of 14 to 22 degrees are expected.

Spring-like weather gives way to winter cooling over the weekend

With sunrise on Saturday, the sun will initially shine widely across the country, but as the day progresses, a cold front from the northeast will move in, bringing increasingly dense clouds. In the afternoon, there will be intermittent rain and snow showers, especially on the northern side of the Alps from Kufstein eastwards. The snow line is mostly between 1,800 and 2,100 meters above sea level, but in the Mühlviertel and Waldviertel as well as in the south of Lower Austria, it drops to 800 to 1,100 meters. The wind will pick up briskly to strongly from northern directions. Early temperatures will range from minus two to plus seven degrees, rising during the day to 13 to 20 degrees - in the north and east, it will cool down to three to nine degrees by evening.

While Sunday starts sunny in the eastern half, a few denser residual clouds remain in the west. Along the edge of the Alps, there will still be local rain or snow with a snow line around 1,200 meters above sea level. However, in the west, sunny and dry weather will prevail as the day progresses. In the eastern half, the sun will disappear behind the clouds, especially in the eastern lowlands, where the likelihood of showers increases by evening. The wind will blow moderately to briskly, along and in the lee of the northern side of the Alps also strongly from northwest to north. Early temperatures between minus three to plus five degrees will give way to daily highs of two to 15 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in the west.

Sun and snow: Austria divided at the start of the week

A northwesterly to northerly flow will determine the weather in the Eastern Alps at the start of the week on Monday. While the sun shines more often in the western parts of the country, many dense clouds will continue to dominate further east and southeast. Apart from isolated rain showers in the eastern lowlands or along the eastern edge of the Alps, it should remain largely dry until evening. The snow line is only around 500 meters above sea level. The wind will be mostly moderate, but brisk in the eastern half from northwest to north. After early temperatures between minus five to plus two degrees, highs of five to 13 degrees are expected - with the west favored once again.

On Tuesday, Austria will be under the influence of a northerly flow, bringing a mix of sunny spells and dense clouds, which in the east and southeast can initially cause rain showers but also snowflakes. The snow line will rise again and will be between 900 and 1,400 meters above sea level from east to west. The wind will be light to moderate. After morning temperatures of minus three to plus two degrees, daily highs of six to twelve degrees will be reached.

(APA/Red)

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