Of . – 06/14/2022 05:00 (act 06/14/2022 11:17)
This is how the weather will be in Corpus Christi and over the weekend. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH (symbol image)
Until midweek, the weather in Austria will be calm and warm in summer, thanks to the high “David” over Central Europe.
In Corpus Christi, stuffy and hot with thunder at times strong. On window days and on weekends it is usually sunny and increasingly hot. According to experts at the Austrian Severe Weather Center (www.uwz.at), however, there are signs of regionally violent storms in Corpus Christi with the passing of a disturbance.
Hot, muggy weather and thunderstorms in Corpus Christi
On window day, the situation calms down again and at the weekend the North African heat with up to 35 degrees becomes a problem, at least for a short time. After a few calmer days, a small-scale low will move through northeast Austria on Thursday in Corpus Christi. In the west, rain and local thunderstorms are already falling in the morning.
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Severe weather and expected rains on holiday in Austria
They spread eastward during the day and also reach the eastern and southeastern plains in the afternoon. “Primarily between the Bregenzerwald and Tyrolean Unterland, but later also in the south-east of the country, there is an increased risk of storms due to gusts of wind, hail and heavy rain,” warns Manfred Spatzierer, chief meteorologist at Austrian Severe Weather. Center. It is most likely to remain dry at Lake Constance and the Weinviertel. Despite the storms, temperatures remain at the summer level and often reach 24 to 30 degrees.
Window day will be sunny and moderately warm
On window day, the weather calms down and is moderately warm. As of Friday, the disturbance is moving to the southeast and from the west a strong rally is gradually affecting the climate of the alpine region. “The window day will be dry with a friendly mix of sun and clouds over most of the country,” predicts Spatzierer. “Only in the central mountains and in the south the tendency is for a little more rain”, says the specialist. Also, it stays hot in summer with 23 to 30 degrees across Austria.
Maximum temperatures on Sunday ©ubimet
Summer weekend with 35 degrees
Saturday will bring predominantly sunny and stable weather. 25 to 30 degrees are common, but peak values of up to 33 degrees can be expected in Vorarlberg and the Tyrolean Oberland. On Sunday, the western heat will gain the upper hand and 26 to 34 or 35 degrees are in sight across the country. “The 35 degree mark will likely be broken at lower altitudes over a large region from Vorarlberg via North Tyrol and Flachgau to the northern foothills of the Alps,” analyzes Spatzierer.
Tendency to warm up storms increases in western highlands
However, the trend of warming storms is slowly increasing again in the western highlands. Whether the heat will continue into the new week is still uncertain. A cold front from the west could end the heat wave abruptly as early as Monday. 35 degrees: No premiere for 2022, but still extreme Last May 17th, 35.3 degrees was recorded in Kössen (T), so the possible 35 degrees next weekend would not be an Austrian premiere.
Hot days statistics from 1860 to 2020. ©ubimet
35 degree mark can be reached over the weekend
Such maximum values are still very unusual in mid-June and are already approaching monthly records. In Bregenz and Salzburg, for example, there have been 35 degrees so early in the year – specifically before June 20th – only twice since the respective measurement began. In those two seasons, there has been more than 35 degrees in June just three times since weather records began. However, as a result of climate change, heat from North Africa is reaching the Alps more often and earlier in the year.