Snow in Vienna on Wednesday

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The time has finally come: On Wednesday, 15 January 2025, Vienna will get a little snow, and the federal capital could turn white here and there.

After so-called “industrial snow” has already visited Vienna this year and turned parts of the city white, it is now real snow that many Viennese can look forward to on Wednesday, 14 January 2025. As a map from “GeoSphere Austria” shows, the west of the capital, in particular, could get a few centimetres.

The Viennese can expect snow, especially in the morning
As the meteorologists report, it will be “cloudy and snowing at times” throughout Wednesday. In the morning, in particular, there is likely to be snowfall, but it will then “change to sleet or rain” as the day progresses. Temperatures will also fluctuate within limits—between minus and plus two degrees. Incidentally, snowfall will likely start in the early morning hours.

Snow warning for parts of Lower Austria and Styria
In parts of Austria—especially in southwestern Lower Austria and northern Styria—GeoSphere Austria has also issued a yellow snow warning. Up to 15 centimetres are expected there, and in places, it could be more, especially in congested areas.

Differences from conventional snow
The presence of “large” industrial plants in areas with high fog in the winter months is a given in Austria in the Vienna and Graz basins, but also in the Mur-Mürz furrow in Styria as well as in the Klagenfurt basin in the south and the western Danube valley in Upper Austria. “These industrial plants operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, supplying the additional moisture and aerosols required, which ultimately increases the probability of industrial snow occurring,” say the experts. Domestic fires should also not be underestimated, although they have declined in recent years for environmental reasons.

Industrial snow also differs from conventional snow; according to the weather lexicon, it is more often ice crystals than snowflakes due to the lower fall height—it is often referred to as snow dust or glittering snowfall. It also adheres more readily to surfaces, which in turn can lead to slippery roads. Due to its formation with the help of industrial plants, it is also more polluted than “normal” snow.