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Massive amounts of fresh snow last weekend and at the beginning of the week in particular caused major problems in western Austria. But that ended Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday is friendly in most of Austria and the sun often shines, only in the west and south some fields of denser clouds pass. In addition, during the day on the north side of the Alps there are increasingly strong, sometimes stormy foehn from the south reaching more and more into the valley. Also in the southeast there is a live to strong foehn. With the wind becoming significantly softer, the maximum values are between 0 degrees in the alpine valleys protected against the wind and +10 degrees with foehn.
Storm and fog
Thursday continues the foehn and the gentle south current. “The foehn storm hits the mountains, gusts of around 140 km / h can be expected on Innsbruck’s local mountain, the Patscherkofel,” says Manfred Spatzierer, chief meteorologist at the severe weather center. “Even in the classic valleys of the main Alpine range, there are gusts of around 80 km / h.”
However, from the Eferdinger basin to Vienna and the Weinviertel, thick fog persists and clouds are also gradually gathering in the southwest. In East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, light rain or snow falls at night. Temperatures range from 1 degree in eastern Tyrol and foggy regions to 12 degrees in southern Foehn.
Cold front on the weekend
During the course of Friday, a cold front hits the Alpine region and the weekend is unstable under the influence of low pressure. With a fluctuating snow line in the mountains, you can expect some fresh snow again, but in the lowlands, from today’s perspective, winter doesn’t seem to be returning that quickly.
