Winter is coming

Dress warmly! It’s getting frosty in Austria

It snowed in large parts of Austria on Sunday night. There are no traffic obstructions so far, but there are some chain obligations.

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The coming week will be pure winter weather in Austria. According to a forecast by the experts at Geosphere Austria, it will also be frosty by the end of the week. On Friday morning, temperatures are expected to drop to around minus ten degrees.

On Monday, an area of low pressure over northern Italy will bring thick clouds and light snowfall to Austria. There may also be sleet at low altitudes. Early morning temperatures will be between minus four and plus one degree Celsius, while temperatures of minus one to plus four degrees Celsius are expected during the day.

Some regions already enjoyed fresh snow at the weekend:

Onset of winter throughout Austria
On Tuesday, there will only be light snowfall or sleet in the north and north-east, while it will be dry and partly sunny in the west and south of the main Alpine ridge. Early temperatures will be between minus four and plus one degree, with daytime highs reaching zero to five degrees.

The ÖAMTC is appealing to all road users to find out about the road conditions before setting off and to always carry snow chains when driving at higher altitudes.

(Bild: ÖAMTC/Gurtner)

On Wednesday, the sun will mostly shine in the west and southwest. Fog may still form in the valleys, but this will mostly clear. In the rest of the country, it will remain mostly cloudy, with high fog-like clouds. Only in the highest mountain regions will there be scattered sunshine. Early temperatures will fluctuate between minus six and plus one degree, with daytime highs between minus one and plus four degrees.

Attention drivers! Chains compulsory

The ÖAMTC warns that drivers at higher altitudes, especially in Carinthia, Salzburg, Styria and the foothills of the Alps in Lower Austria, must expect wintry driving conditions. There are numerous chain obligations on mountain roads.

All current traffic disruptions, road closures and snow chain obligations can be found in the ÖAMTC traffic service.

Calm weather at the end of the week
On Thursday, rising air pressure will ensure calm weather. With dry air masses, sunshine will increase in the eastern half of the country. However, it will remain cloudy in the Danube region, the Waldviertel and the south and south-east. Early temperatures will range from minus eight to plus one degree, with daily highs from minus two to plus four degrees.

On Friday , high pressure will bring blue skies throughout Austria, with sunshine especially in the mountains. In the lowlands there will be fog and high fog, which will only clear locally. Early temperatures will be between minus ten and minus one degree, with highs reaching minus two to plus six degrees.