12.28.2022 16:51 (act. 12.29.2022 07:07)
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“Like last year, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day were extremely mild in most parts of Austria, with highs between ten and 18 degrees,” said Sabrina Marth of ZAMG.
On New Year’s Eve it’s pretty sunny in most parts of Austria, with a few thick clouds in between. After minus three and about plus ten degrees, afternoon temperatures usually rise between 5 and 18 degrees. The night then passes without rain and snow and it doesn’t get too cold. Midnight temperatures in most parts of Austria are between five and ten degrees. It is more likely to be slightly chilled in wind-sheltered, cloudless alpine valleys.
record break
These are the highest values in the range of records, both of which are from the previous year. The highest temperature on New Year’s Eve was 18.3 degrees in Berndorf, Lower Austria on December 31, 2021. The next day, a new record for New Year’s Day was set at 18.8 degrees on January 1, 2022 in Köflach in Styria.
Sunny start of the new year
On New Year’s Day, Sunday, fog fields in the lowlands are more frequent than the day before and can persist in southern and eastern locations until midday. In most parts of Austria it will be quite sunny again. According to the current ZAMG forecast for Wednesday morning, initial temperatures range from minus three to over ten degrees, daily maximums depending on fog or sunshine are around four to 17 degrees.