From the beginning of the week

Cold front puts an end to summer weather for the time being

(Bild: Romolo Tavani/stock.adobe.com)

The summer temperatures are over for the time being. A cold front at the start of the week will bring a marked change in the weather. Dense clouds will arrive from the west on Monday, bringing increasing rain and heavy showers in places, Geosphere Austria announced. The precipitation will bring significant relief for allergy sufferers who react to birch and ash pollen.

Individual thunderstorms are also likely on Monday, especially from Salzburg eastwards. It will remain largely dry and occasionally sunny until the evening, mainly in Lower Carinthia and southern Styria. The front will bring moderate to brisk, sometimes even strong westerly winds near thunderstorms. Early temperatures will mostly be between eight and 16 degrees, with daily highs from west to southeast between 16 and 28 degrees.

Tuesday: Snow line drops to 900 to 1200 meters
The sky will remain cloudy on Tuesday and showers will continue to fall. In the south, the rain will intensify and it will rain from Upper Carinthia to the industrial district, often persistently and sometimes heavily. The snow line will drop to 900 to 1200 meters. The wind will blow briskly from the west in the western half of the region, with heavy rain in the east it will remain rather light. Early temperatures: three to ten degrees, daytime highs of eight to 14 degrees.

On Wednesday, sunshine only possible in the far east and southeast
On Wednesday, dense clouds will dominate most parts of the country until the evening. The greatest chance of sunshine will be in the far east and south-east. With the clouds, rain and showers are also to be expected with a snow line between 800 and 1200 meters, especially from Vorarlberg along the northern side of the Alps to Upper Austria and western Lower Austria. On the northern edge of the Alps it will also rain for longer periods. The wind will blow moderately from west to north, with brisk winds in exposed areas and temperatures of two to eight degrees in the morning. The highest temperatures of the day will be between six and 14 degrees.

Sunshine will be rare on Thursday
The influence of disturbances will continue to cause numerous dense clouds throughout the Eastern Alps on Thursday, bringing repeated rain showers with a snow line between 600 and 1200 meters. Occasionally, sleet showers may even mix in with the precipitation. Longer sunny spells will be the exception rather than the rule. The wind will blow from the west to northwest and will be moderate to brisk, especially in the Föhn valleys in the south as well as in the Vienna Basin and on the eastern edge of the Alps. Early temperatures will range between minus one and plus six degrees. During the day it will be four to 13 degrees inside.

Low pressure vortex also has Austria in its grip on Friday
Austria will remain under the influence of a low-pressure vortex and cold air masses from northern Europe on Friday. This means that there will be repeated thick clouds, especially north of the main Alpine ridge and in the north and east, bringing rain and showers with a snow line of around 1000 meters. Further south and south-east, however, the sun will shine more often and for longer periods. Short showers will be limited to the mountains. The wind will blow weakly to moderately from west to north with early morning temperatures between minus one and plus three degrees. During the day, temperatures will reach nine to 14 degrees.