Sahara dust about Austria: heat, then thunderstorms and cooling!

Sahara dust about Austria: heat, then thunderstorms and cooling!

On May 2, 2025, the weather in Austria shows its unusually warm side. A current report by 5min emphasizes that a weather phenomenon that concerns the Sahara dust is moving over the country. Although the temperatures rise to almost 30 degrees and the first "30s" of the year could be reached, a change in the weather is already announced.

The green landscape will not only shine sunny on the coming days. According to information from 5min , the sky becomes daring and cloudy, while the air quality is affected by fine sand and dust particles, which are transported several thousand kilometers from the Sahara. The weather service "Geosphere Austria" and "Wetteronline" report on this impressive natural event.

The Sahar influence

The Sahara dust, which arises from dust storms in northern Africa, is transported to Europe by strong winds at heights of up to ten kilometers to Europe. As geo notes the dust and reduces the sun's radiation. In Germany there are also often such weather phenomena, which illustrates the need for predictive models of the meteorologists.

From Sunday, however, the weather will tip over. Cool air masses from the north not only bring cooling, but also precipitation and thunderstorms. The predicted temperature drops to only about 15 degrees on Tuesday. Thus, the spring -like heat magic will quickly turn into a stormy and rainy May.

frequency of the phenomenon

It can be observed that the appearance of Saharasta dust has been more common in recent years. Andreas Walter from the German Weather Service (DWD) cannot confirm a clear connection between this phenomenon and climate change, but historical names such as "rain" suggest that such events occurred in the past. A newly developed predictive model from DWD and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) emphasizes the importance of the predictive data, especially for the energy industry and power grid operator, since desert dust reduces the solar power yield.

The coming days will offer an interesting interaction of warmth, Saharast dust and an abrupt change of weather that is of interest to both nature lovers and scientists.