No spring in sight – Easter egg hunt in cool, changeable weather

Thanks to climate change, Christmas holidays in Austria have become an average of 1 to 2.5 degrees warmer in recent decades. The dream of a white Christmas has almost been given up. For example, around Christmas last year there were mild temperatures of up to 14 degrees and light precipitation fell in parts of Austria.

Cool temperatures, rain and snowfall
The weather for the upcoming Easter celebrations, which take place between March 22 and April 25 each year, will be cool and unsettled. Rain and snow spread across large parts of the country on Saturday. The daily maxima are between 5 and 11 degrees. The Easter egg hunt must take place on Sunday under a gray cloud cover. In addition, light rain showers and a maximum of 11 degrees are expected in the afternoon.

The changeable weather also runs through Austria like a red thread on Easter Monday. to be expected a Change of sun and clouds and short rain showers. In the west and southwest it is mainly dry during the day and the sun shows itself regularly. Just like the past few days, spring is still a long time coming. In the nights from Monday to Wednesday you even have to take light to moderate frost into account. This means that the weather at Easter is even cooler than at Christmas.

Spring comes after Easter
The cold weather conditions at this time of year are due to the very cold air masses in the north, which quickly reach Austria when the general weather conditions are suitable. Even if the weather remains changeable after Easter, temperatures of up to 14 degrees are expected in any case.