Heavy hailstorms – advance warning for all of Austria – weather
Thunderstorms thunder from west to east across Austria on the holiday. It could get violent! Weather experts warn of accompanying gusts of wind and hail.
On Thursday, the influence of high pressure, which has given us the glorious weather so far, will temporarily subside. The tail of a low then causes showers. According to the estimates of the meteorologists at the UWZ storm center, “partly strong thunderstorms” must be expected regionally.
“Powerful Thunderstorms Coming”
The Corpus Christi holiday begins consistently sunny and hot in Vienna and Lower Austria. Before cooling down with thunder and lightning, it will also be muggy with highs of up to 31 degrees. In the course of the day, the risk of severe weather increases in the east and south.
“In the afternoon and towards the evening, showers and sometimes heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain, gusty winds and hail are to be expected,” the weather experts warn.
Relaxation in the West
In the western regions of Vorarlberg to Upper Austria, it is exactly the other way around. Local showers and isolated thunderstorms started the day here, but later friendly weather prevailed again.
Therefore, a thunderstorm and hail warning (yellow) has already been issued for the entire federal territory. There was also a storm warning around the Arlberg from the morning hours.
The weather will calm down as early as Friday, but extremely hot and high-energy air masses will be channeled from the south-west into the Alpine region again this weekend.
The further outlook in detail
Am Friday a friendly mixture of sun and clouds dominates in the west, in the Danube region and in the eastern plains. From the Kitzbühel Alps to Upper Styria, on the other hand, the clouds are denser and there are also local showers. In the extreme south, local thunderstorms are not excluded in the afternoon, but mostly it stays dry here. In the east, a strong north wind blows at times, in predestined valleys in the south, a north wind blows.
Of the Saturday has summery conditions to offer, with only a few cumulus and veil clouds, the sun shines widely and the risk of showers is very low even over the mountains. Most of the time there is only a weak to moderate southerly wind.
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