Thunderstorms, storms and hail are moving over half of Austria – weather
A front from the west whipped across Austria on Monday with thunderstorms, storms and hail. After that it gets warmer: The first heat wave of the year!
On Monday, showery and sometimes thundery rain will fall from Vorarlberg to the Waldviertel. In the south and south-east the day will start out sunny, but from noon there will be a few showers and thunderstorms here as well. During this time it will loosen up north of the Alps again, in the north-east thunderstorms will form in the afternoon. In the evening the weather calms down in general. In the Danube region, there is a brisk wind blowing from west to north-west, on the eastern edge of the Alps there are strong winds. The maximum values are between 20 and 28 degrees.
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Warmer, but also thunderstorms
Tuesday begins mainly in the south and in the central highlands with local residual clouds, after which the sun will initially shine widely. In the further course, cumulus clouds develop over the mountains, the risk of showers and thunderstorms increases slightly from the Ötztal Alps to Upper Carinthia. In large parts of the country, however, the day ends on a friendly note, the wind does not play a major role and with 21 to 28 degrees it is pleasantly warm in summer.
The sun will shine again and again on Wednesday after the remaining clouds have dissipated, a few veils of clouds hardly spoil the friendly impression. In the course of the day, cumulus clouds will form again, especially over the mountains, and in the afternoon there will be showers and thunderstorms in the southern highlands. Away from the Alps, it remains friendly and dry. The temperatures rise to 24 to 30 degrees.
First heat wave of 2022 is coming
Thursday starts from Vorarlberg to Upper Austria with local showers or isolated thunderstorms, in the morning the sun will shine at least temporarily. In the course of the day there will be a few thunderstorms, especially in the mountains and in the south, in the Danube region and in the eastern lowlands friendly weather will prevail again. The wind blows from local gusts of thunderstorms, mostly only weakly, the air is quite muggy and with 25 to 31 degrees it gets even warmer. And: From today’s perspective, it will be the prelude to the first heat wave of the year!