Danger of thunderstorms in Austria: Stormy weather and mild temperatures!

Danger of thunderstorms in Austria: Stormy weather and mild temperatures!

Storm warnings and exceptional weather conditions threaten Austria! Today, March 23, 2025, the severe weather center (UWZ) sounded the alarm due to the changeable weather conditions. The first clouds are already moving across the sky and promise a risk of thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon, with regional focuses on the northern side of the Alps and the north. Nine out of ten days in the last few weeks were characterized by similar weather conditions, which indicates a worrying trend, as temperatures rise to an unusually mild range of 12 to 21 degrees.

In areas of the southwest, citizens have to prepare for dense clouds and possible rain showers. The snowfall limit is between 1300 and 1800 meters and meteorological experts predict hail with diameters of 1 to 3 cm. This is all a direct result of the moist air that flows to us from the Mediterranean,* like 5min.at reports.* Strong squalls are also expected in the stronger thunderstorms, increasing the signs of severe storms.

Dangers from climatic factors

These unexpected weather conditions are also in the context of increasing extreme weather events, as made clear in a recent report by Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Humanity is the main cause of climate change, which is leading to a rise in surface temperatures and an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.* Extreme weather, such as heavy rain and heat waves, are becoming increasingly common.* Already today, heavy rainfall in Western Europe has become 1.2 to 9 times more likely, an alarming sign that cannot be ignored and that points to the urgent need to take action on the climate crisis, according to this WWF.de.