Snow up to 1100 meters

Winter is sending out its vanguard again!

This little man already had fun in the snow in mid-September

(Bild: Sandra Bachler)

In mid-September, winter had already delivered a foretaste, snow had fallen on the mountains - while the floods raged in the valley. Now Father Frost is sending out the next vanguard in Upper Austria: Snow up to 1100 meters is in the forecast.

Friday, October 4, is likely to be rather uncomfortable if the meteorologists' predictions come true. "The snow line will drop to 1300 meters, but the flakes could fall as low as 1100 meters," says weather expert Alexander Ohms from GeoSphere Austria. At lower altitudes, rain is forecast across the board. "It will come from the south during the night, spread across the whole country and continue during the day", explains the expert. Overall, it will be quite cool. "Night-time temperatures will be around 6 to 9 degrees, reaching a maximum of 8 to 11 degrees during the day." Ohms is expecting 10 to 20 liters of precipitation per square meter, in the Salzkammergut it could be up to 30 liters.

Warmer only at the beginning of the week
The meteorologist expects similarly dreary weather for Saturday. "There will be lots of dark clouds again, but less precipitation." The weather is not expected to clear up until Sunday night. It should only get warmer on Monday and Tuesday.