On the 2nd Advent in Carinthia and Salzburg partly heavy snowfall
On Sunday, a cold front in conjunction with a marginal low over northern Italy ensures winter weather conditions in the central and southern parts of the country. A few centimeters of fresh snow are in sight, especially in Carinthia.
The wintry weather in parts of Austria continues. After the passage of a warm front with partly freezing rain on Saturday, the next cold front already follows in the night on Sunday. In conjunction with a marginal low over northern Italy, fresh snow is in sight on Sunday, especially in Carinthia and in the central mountainous region.
Rain and snow
Sunday is often wintry in the central parts of the country and in the south with occasional snowfall, especially in the Hohe Tauern and Carinthia it also snows heavily at times. Away from the Alps, the snowfall limit is 400 to 600 m, in the morning freezing rain is possible in the northeast and in places in the Graz Basin and in Eastern Styria. In the Arlberg area as well as in the Mühlviertel and Waldviertel, the dry phases predominate during the day. The sun is most likely to show up in the far west in between. In the north of the Alps there is moderate wind from the west, otherwise the wind remains weak. The maximum values are between -2 degrees in the Lungau and +4 degrees in the Rhine Valley and in the eastern flatlands.
The greatest amounts of fresh snow can be expected in the Hohe Tauern and Karawanken Mountains, on the mountains there is sometimes more than 30 cm of fresh snow. But also in the basin areas of Carinthia, 10 to 15 cm of snow is quite common.
Weather improvement at the beginning of the week
On Monday there are thick clouds from Vorarlberg to Upper Austria and, especially in the typical congestion areas from the Kitzbühel Alps to Mariazellerland, a few snow showers fall, but the total remains low. In the east and south it usually stays dry with a few hours of sunshine, in the afternoon it loosens up in the west. In the east there is a daily moderate to brisk north-westerly wind. The temperatures are between -2 degrees in some valleys on the main Alpine ridge and up to +5 degrees in the southeast. On Tuesday there will be a little snow again from Vorarlberg to northern Upper Styria or sleet in the deepest regions in the north.