Also in Vienna: Here Are the Chances for a White Christmas 2025 Looking Very Good

Snow could also occur on the second and third day of Christmas, as meteorologists from Geosphere Austria predict.

New week starts with fog and black ice

On Monday, however, the sky is still gray. At the beginning of the week, the lowlands of the eastern half remain under fog and high fog fields. These are mostly persistent with a fog top between 900 and 1,300 meters. Away from the fog fields, it is again sunny and mild. Strong south wind at the eastern edge of the Alps, occasionally also strong south foehn. Early temperatures range between minus seven and plus four degrees, daily highs, depending on fog or sun, at zero to twelve degrees.

On Tuesday, the Eastern Alps initially remain in a southern flow between a low-pressure center over Genoa and a high-pressure core over Scandinavia. Thus, fog and high fog fields with some drizzle remain persistent in the lowlands of the eastern half. Otherwise, it is still sunny at first, before denser clouds also move over the rest of Austria. In the afternoon, more clouds push over the fog cover in the east, with light rain setting in. There is a risk of black ice on frozen ground. The wind blows weakly, in the north moderately to briskly from northeast to southeast. Early temperatures rise to minus four to plus three degrees, daily highs depending on fog and sun to zero to eleven degrees.

Good chances of snow on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, dense clouds then cover the sky, only in the west does the sun initially shine above high fog fields. Here, it remains mostly dry throughout the day, while elsewhere rain or snowfall is expected. The snow line drops from the north in many places to low altitudes. The wind blows weakly to moderately, in the northern Alpine foothills also briskly from north to east. Early temperatures here are at minus four to plus three degrees, during the day it tends to get colder.

White Christmas possible in Vienna

As the weather service UBIMET detailed, the chances of a continuous snow cover for Christmas in the western state capitals remain low. In Bregenz and Innsbruck, they are currently below five percent. White Christmas is also rather unlikely in Salzburg and Linz, but numerous snowflakes are expected to dance from the sky on December 24th.

The outlook is significantly better in the south: In Graz and Klagenfurt, the probability of a forming snow cover during the holidays is around 80 to 90 percent. For Vienna, St. Pölten, and Eisenstadt, there is still some uncertainty, but the chances are higher than they have been in a long time. In Vienna, it would be the first White Christmas since 2012.

Snow at Christmas was already present in Klagenfurt last year with around 1 cm and also in 2021 with 15 cm. For Graz, however, 2025 would be the first White Christmas since 2010, back then with around 8 cm on the ground.

Snow also possible on other Christmas holidays

In the east and south, dense clouds cover the sky on Christmas Day, and it may still snow a little at times, especially in Styria and Burgenland. Further west and north, fog and high fog fields persist over the lowlands. However, the sun often shines away from these areas. The wind blows moderately to briskly in the northern Alpine foothills, otherwise only weakly, from northeast to southeast. Early temperatures reach minus seven to zero degrees, with daytime highs of minus two to plus five degrees, with the higher values in the west.

On St. Stephen's Day, the high fog-like cloud cover remains persistent in the east and south, and it still snows a little at times in the southeast. Further west and north, the sun mostly shines, but fog fields partially lie over the lowlands. The wind continues to blow moderately to briskly from the east in the northern Alpine foothills, otherwise, it is rather weak. Early temperatures reach minus nine to minus one degree, with daytime highs of minus three to plus five degrees, with the highest values in the west.

The detailed weather forecast for Vienna

(APA/Red)

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