The land shines and shines. Temperatures should rise above 30 degrees from Saturday to at least next Wednesday. According to meteorologists from the Serious Weather Center (UWZ), the air can even warm up to 36 degrees. This is how the first heat wave has arrived in Austria. The Ministry of Health is putting the heat telephone back into operation.
It is the first heat wave of the year, three days before the official start of summer. At the weekend, the sun dominates the entire country with at most harmless veils or cumulus clouds. Temperatures will rise to 34 degrees on Saturday, according to the storm center (UWZ). The absolute peak of the heat wave will then be reached on Sunday: the air would warm up to 36 degrees.
Thunderstorm risk increases at the start of the week
According to UWZ meteorologists, under the influence of a light thunderstorm, the highest temperatures are expected from Vorarlberg to the Mostviertel. At the beginning of the week it remains very warm with temperatures between 29 and 35 degrees. However, the risk of thunderstorms increases, especially in mountainous and hilly areas.
According to UWZ experts, temperatures of around 35 degrees have become more common in recent years, but are still exceptional. However, due to climate change, the North African heat is reaching the Alpine region earlier in the year.
But with rising temperatures, health risks also increase: “The climate crisis is increasingly becoming a health crisis in many countries around the world. Heat waves and temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius are being recorded earlier and earlier, also in Austria,” said Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens).
“Major threat to health”
“What for some is associated with swimming and eating ice cream is a major health threat to many people – especially the elderly and those living in large cities.” underestimated.
To mark this occasion, the Ministry of Health is once again operating the heat telephone: on the toll-free hotline 050-555-555, experts offer advice on how best to protect yourself from the stress of the high temperatures. “Health risks during warm periods can only be avoided by taking precautions early on,” says Rauch.
Sweltering temperatures are also expected in other parts of Europe on Saturday. France broke through the 40-degree limit earlier than ever in measurement history on Thursday.
Source: Krone
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