Winter onset in Austria: Cold front brings snow and frost!

Winter onset in Austria: Cold front brings snow and frost!

Austria stands ago a frosty weekend, which is shaped by a cold front that not only ensures snow, but also a noticeable fall in temperature. According to information from kosmo.at, the high pressure area, which has previously dominated the weather course, will be deducted into the southeast on Friday. On Saturday, the Alpine region is then influenced by a low pressure area over the Adriatic, which leads to dense clouds and local precipitation. In the southeast, there could be a few snowfall, but the amount of precipitation remains limited.

On Sunday the cold front from the northwest will reach the northern Alps and the temperatures will be between -1 and +5 degrees. While the mountains initially appear sunny, clouds open in the afternoon and the precipitation increases. According to the German Weather Service, there could also be snowfalls in Germany, especially in the south, supplemented by rain in depths. The temperatures are settled between 0 and 10 degrees, which is typical of the season.

Weather insights and other developments

At the beginning of the weekend, the view of a wet cloudy weather in Austria is also sharpened. On Saturday and Sunday, the Himalay chains in the southwest are affected by sometimes violent snowfalls, while the rest of the country initially stays dry. Monday the snowfall limit between 300 and 500 meters will move. This could lead to massive traffic disruptions, since windy conditions with stormy gusts can also be expected in Germany. The weather prospects promise stormy gusts on the coast, which brings with it an inconsistent weather conditions for the upcoming days, which should all keep an eye on, as the German Weather Service reports.