Heavy thunderstorms and hail: Austria under extreme!

Heavy thunderstorms and hail: Austria under extreme!

Österreich - On June 23, 2025, Austria expects an extreme weather event with violent thunderstorms, gusts of wind and hail. The temperatures could reach up to 36 degrees in some regions. These meteorological conditions can be announced from the west today, with the first showers possible from Lake Constance to the Mühlviertel in the morning. According to the predictions, the thunderstorms will spread east during the day.

The alpine beach from Salzburg to Lower Austria and the Innviertel to Linz are particularly affected. While the likelihood of thunderstorms in the south, especially in Carinthia, South Styria and Burgenland, is smaller, there is the possibility in the Vienna area and Weinviertel that thunderstorms open.

warning levels and unavailing reports

The weather is serious, with warnings of storm gusts of up to 100 km/h and possible hail through organized cells or super cells. In the Salzburg and South Burgenland regions, the wind speeds can even reach over 100 km/h. The weather warning also includes heavy rain with associated storms, the storm highlights mount the risk of hurricane gusts.

Different warning levels apply to the entire region: While warning level 1 uses gusts over 50 km/h, warning level 4 depends on extreme storm in gusts over 140 km/h. There are also warnings of heavy rain that can provide landslides and other natural risks. The thunderstorms are supposed to dissolve at night before the weather is largely storm -free on Tuesday.

long -term weather developments and climate change

The weather extreme is part of a larger trend that is documented in the second Austrian status report on climate change. The report in which over 200 researchers were involved shows that the temperatures in Austria have risen by approx. 3.1 ° C since 1900 - more than twice as much as the global average. This brings with it more and more frequent and more intensive weather phenomena that have negative effects on health, infrastructure, agriculture and tourism.

The need for precendment climate protection and adaptation measures is emphasized, since these are more cost -effective in the long term than the examination of the damage caused by climate change. Environmental and climate minister Norbert Tettschnig emphasizes that Austria is particularly affected by climate change, which underlines the urgency of a well-founded and rapid action.

Overall, it is not only about short -term weather phenomena, but also about the risks of climate change that can burden Austria even more if suitable measures are not taken promptly. Further information on the current weather conditions and the warnings are on the pages of 5min href = "https://www.wetter.com/unwetterwarnungen/oesterreich/unwetterwarnungen-oesterreich-3051.html"> wetter.com and bmluk find.