Drivers beware

Black ice warning for the whole of Upper Austria

Caution: On Sunday, the roads are expected to be slippery as glass.

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It could be dangerous on Upper Austria's roads on Sunday: The meteorologists at GeoSphere Austria have issued a black ice warning for the entire province. The situation is only expected to ease in the afternoon.

Rain meeting freezing ground - this combination will cause black ice in Upper Austria on Sunday and therefore an increased risk of accidents. "A warm front will arrive from the west in the early hours of the morning, first it will snow in the Innviertel and then rain. The rain will then spread to the east. But it will still be cold on the ground, so the rain will freeze," explains meteorologist Maximilian Stärz from GeoSphere Austria.

The weather experts have therefore issued a black ice warning for the whole of Upper Austria for Sunday. Only the higher elevations could be spared from black ice in isolated cases.

Easing in the afternoon
"During the course of the day, the milder air will also prevail on the ground," says Stärz. And the precipitation will also move on, which is why the risk of black ice should disappear again in the afternoon. Until then, however, extreme caution is required on the roads.

However, there is no need to worry about black ice on Epiphany: "It will be really mild on Monday, with up to ten degrees possible," predicts the meteorologist.