Snow and Sun: This is the Weather Over the Holidays

Only by St. Stephen's Day on December 26th is predominantly sunny and dry weather predicted again. In the west, it starts snowing with the arrival of another disturbance from the early morning hours into the valley locations.

In the east and south, the clouds occasionally clear up during the day, but everywhere else it remains overcast on Monday. Along the northern side of the Alps, snow showers are also expected during the day in the northwestern flow, before the precipitation intensifies again from the west. Only in low-lying areas are a few raindrops mixed in. Only in the eastern lowlands and in the south does it remain mostly precipitation-free during the day. Along the main Alpine ridge and on the eastern edge of the Alps, a lively west wind is blowing. After early temperatures between minus seven and plus two degrees, a maximum of zero to five degrees Celsius is expected.

Strong North Flow Causes Partly Heavy Snowfall on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve on Tuesday, Austria is then in a strong north flow. With widespread dense cloud cover, it snows again and again, especially in the west and north, persistently and heavily along the northern barrier locations, mostly lightly in the form of snow showers on the eastern edge of the Alps. South of the main Alpine ridge, it remains completely precipitation-free, but the chance of sun is still low. The wind from the north to northwest blows strongly to stormy, especially in the mountainous regions and in the east, otherwise moderate to lively. After minus five to plus two degrees in the morning hours, daytime highs of up to plus four degrees are to be expected.

On Wednesday, remnants of the disturbance from the night continue to linger, and there are precipitations in the form of sleet and snowfall along the northern side of the Alps and on the eastern edge of the Alps, with focal points in the Upper Austrian and Lower Austrian mountainous regions. During the day, it remains predominantly overcast. The wind blows mostly weak to moderate on the northern side of the Alps, in the east also partly lively. Along the main Alpine ridge, the wind often blows strongly to stormy. The early temperatures remain unchanged from the previous day, the daytime highs are between zero and six degrees.

Sunny and Dry Weather Expected from December 26th

From today's perspective, the second Christmas Day on Thursday will be predominantly sunny and dry, only a few fog fields over the lowlands and near bodies of water will slightly obstruct the view in the morning. The wind mostly blows weakly from different directions, in the outer east also partly moderate to lively. The early temperatures range from minus six to one degree and reach a maximum of seven degrees.

With high pressure influence, mostly sunny weather also prevails on Friday. However, a few fog and high fog fields can also persist in the lowlands and valleys. The wind mostly blows weakly. The day starts with early temperatures from minus ten to zero degrees, during which maximum values of minus two to plus seven degrees are expected.

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