Stormy days with hurricane gusts of up to 100 km/h – even more in the mountains – are imminent. The cause is a westerly weather situation, which also brings rain showers with it and is responsible for a brisk change between clouds and sunshine.
On Thursday the wind will pick up speed from noon and will become stronger in the course of the afternoon. “The Danube region and the Mühlviertel are most affected,” says meteorologist Alexander Ohms from ZAMG. In the foothills of the Alps, the gusts are somewhat weaker at 70 to 80 km/h. There, the daily maximum temperatures can even reach 17 degrees.
The holidays get off to a stormy start
On Friday the wind will turn from west to south-east and calm down for the time being, it will become friendlier. Morning temperatures: one to six degrees, in the afternoon up to 14 degrees. Only on Saturday will the westerly wind get stronger again with peaks of up to 60 km/h. The snow line is 900 to 1000 meters. Sunday brings dense clouds, it can rain in the Mühlviertel or snow at higher altitudes. In the evening it will be stormy again. “Sunday is still suitable for skiing,” says Ohms.
Not so but the first two days of vacation. On Monday and Tuesday, hurricane-force gusts at 100 km/h will sweep across Upper Austria. “At these speeds, hardly any lifts will be in operation anymore,” Ohms suspects. The weather is expected to calm down again on Wednesday.
Storm surge and closed schools in Germany
Red alert also applies to our German neighbors due to the current weather conditions. “Two hurricane lows ensure a full-fledged storm in Germany from Thursday night to Saturday,” said the German Weather Service (DWD) on Wednesday. There is a storm warning for all of Germany, for northern, eastern and central Germany as well as the edge of the Alps, red alert has been issued.
Wind speeds of 80 to 110 km/h are expected. There is also a risk of a severe storm surge on the North Sea. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) warns of floods on the East Frisian coast, on the North Frisian coast and in the Weser and Elbe area up to 1.5 meters higher than the average flood. In the Hamburg Elbe area, high water could occur 1.5 to 2 meters above the mean high water level.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, even classes are canceled on Thursday due to the weather forecast. The schools remain closed and parents have been asked to look after their children at home.
Source: Nachrichten
