Mild weather will continue beyond the Christmas holidays

In the lowlands, the Danube region and in the valleys of the south, however, stubborn high fog areas can persist.

The details: On Christmas Day, sunny weather is often expected, especially in the western and southern halves, away from foggy areas. On the north side of the Alps and in the east, however, there is still a slight disturbance effect, which means that dense clouds will remain in places until midday and there will be a little rain. With the departure of the disturbance to the east, the sun also appears here temporarily, before fog and high fog spread over the flat land in the evening. The wind will be weak to moderate from various directions. The morning temperatures are between minus three and plus six degrees, the maximum daily temperatures between five and 13 degrees.

On Monday, the Stefanitag brings mostly sunny weather with only high clouds. Over the Danube region, the lowlands in the east and in the valleys and basins in the south, however, there is sometimes a tenacious blanket of high fog. In the afternoon and evening more clouds will gather in the northwest and it will gradually start to rain in Vorarlberg. Otherwise the rain will only spread at night. The snow line drops to 1,800 to 1,500 meters in the evening, at night in Vorarlberg around 1,000 meters above sea level. The wind usually blows weakly from different directions, with disturbance lift it turns to the west and picks up. From minus two to plus five degrees, the temperatures rise to a maximum of four to twelve degrees.

On Tuesday, after a cold front passed through the night on the north side of the Alps, dense clouds were still hanging and it was raining or snowing lightly again and again. The snow line is between 600 and 1,000 meters. During the day, however, the sun comes out more and more. Winds will be moderate to brisk from westerly directions, gradually decreasing during the day. The morning temperatures are around minus three to plus five degrees, the maximum daily temperatures around plus four to ten degrees.

On Wednesday, sunshine and cloud fields will alternate with westerly upper-level currents and the influence of high pressure close to the ground. In the lowlands, especially in the south, there are a few tough high fog fields. The wind blows weakly from western directions. The early temperatures are minus seven to plus one degree, the daily highs are one to nine degrees.

A west-southwest upper-level current will continue to bring mild temperatures on Thursday. Fog fields along the Danube, in Alpine valleys and in southern basins will dissipate in the morning, otherwise extensive, high cloud fields will alternate with sunshine. A cold front is approaching from the west in the afternoon, which will bring the first rain showers in Vorarlberg towards evening. The wind will be weak to moderate, rising in the west in the evening, from south to west. From minus four to plus five degrees in the morning, the values ​​rise to seven to 13 degrees.

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