The closer Christmas approaches, the colder it should be next week, according to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics on Sunday. But in the night of December 24th, a warm front with rain up to 1,500 meters is expected to reach the west and north of Austria.
In the northeast it loosens Monday After the cold front passage at night, the clouds quickly rise, especially over the flatlands, and when the cloud cover changes, the sun shines more often. The foothills of the cold front, on the other hand, stretch westward on the north side of the Alps, roughly as far as the Kitzbühel Alps. There there are still a few snow showers during the day, mostly down to low altitudes, before the clouds loosen up again. Further to the west and generally in the south, there is no precipitation, and sunny weather predominates here. The maximum daily temperatures reach zero to six degrees.
Sunny and cold due to the influence of high pressure
With the influence of high pressure on the ground and a cold north-westerly current arises on the Tuesday very sunny weather in most regions. At Lake Constance, in the southern basin locations as well as in the northern foothills of the Alps and along the Danube, there are initially individual fog fields, but these clear up in the morning. Later only high veil clouds appear in the sky, cumulus clouds can also spread in the east. Daily maximum temperatures of minus one to plus three degrees.
In calm, wintry high pressure weather Wednesdays Morning fog and high fog are to be expected in the typical basin and valley locations. During the day it is mostly sunny with at most high cloud fibers. Towards evening the tendency to fog over basins and valleys increases again. The wind is weak. Severe morning frost with morning temperatures of minus twelve to minus five degrees, in the interior of the Alps also below. During the day there is minus two to plus three degrees.
Up to nine degrees on Christmas Eve
Am Thursday The high fog remains mostly thick over the lowlands and in the basins. During the day, the clouds from the west condense, even in the middle layers, and replace the high fog fields with the same cloudy weather. The sun only shows up a little in between. However, it remains free of precipitation all day. Early temperatures minus ten to minus two degrees, maximum daily temperatures minus two to plus five degrees.
Already in the night on the Christmas Eve a warm front with rain reaches up to 1,500 meters in the west and north of Austria. The cold-air lakes in basins and valleys are only slowly being cleared, despite the rising westerly wind. There is therefore a risk of freezing rain in the west, north and northeast of Austria, especially during the first half of the day. To the south of the main Alpine ridge, there is initially no precipitation; outside of the foggy zones, the sun comes through here at times. Early temperatures minus ten to plus four degrees, maximum daily temperatures two to nine degrees.
Source: Nachrichten
