Category: Austrian News

On February 20, 2026, Austria will select its entry for the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on May 16 in Vienna in the ORF casting show “Vienna Calling.” “The 2026 ESC in Vienna is the biggest event to be held in Austria next year. Our declared goal is to involve and inspire the whole country,” said ORF program director Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz, explaining the decision to hold a national preliminary round again after 2016 to select the ESC representative, in which the audience will also be involved. Acts now…

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A relatively rare celestial spectacle is scheduled for Sunday: weather permitting, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in Austria and can be seen in its entirety. The moon will rise at 7:21 p.m. (Vienna time) before the start of totality. While the first lunar eclipse of the year on March 14 was relatively modest, with the moon setting when only nine percent of it was eclipsed, the upcoming eclipse is one of the highlights of the 2025 astronomical year. On Sunday, 86 percent of the Earth’s surface will already…

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September will start with changeable but warm late summer weather. However, the west is threatened with continuous rain on Tuesday, according to the gloomy forecast issued by Geosphere Austria on Sunday. On Thursday, the sun should be shining again across the whole country before a disturbance zone spreads on Friday. Monday will bring very sunny weather to the north, south, and east of the country. The sky will often be cloudless, with only a few cumulus clouds appearing in the mountains in the afternoon. In Vorarlberg and Tyrol, the day…

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August is coming to a turbulent end in terms of weather: temperatures in eastern Austria will once again exceed 30 degrees, but heavy showers and storms are expected across the region. Summer is not over yet this year: the weather will definitely improve in the coming week, and from Wednesday onwards it will also be hot in the east, Geosphere Austria promised in its weekly forecast on Sunday. Any small areas of fog and high fog will clear on Monday morning. In many places, the weather will be quite sunny…

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Vienna—Summer isn’t over yet this year: the weather will definitely improve next week, and from Wednesday onwards it will also be hot in the east, Geosphere Austria promised in its weekly forecast on Sunday. Any small pockets of fog and high fog will clear up on Monday morning. In many places, the weather will be quite sunny overall. The maximum temperatures will climb to 20 to 25 degrees. On Tuesday, there will be some fog or high fog in some valleys and basins, especially on the southern side of the…

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No detailed information was disclosed about the total budget for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. It was only mentioned that it will be lower than this year’s event in Basel, according to ORF Director General Roland Weißmann on Wednesday. Nevertheless, he emphasized: “We are economical, but spectacular. That is the motto we have set ourselves.” Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna will be cheaper than ESC 2025 in Basel Currently, the budgeting phase for 2026 is underway. A “maximum budget” has been set for the ESC, emphasized the…

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After a long, very hot spell, the weather in Vienna will become much more pleasant next week, with temperatures barely rising above the 30-degree mark. By Tuesday at the latest, it will finally become cooler. Temperatures above 35 degrees, as we have had in Vienna in recent days, will definitely be a thing of the past next week. Here is an overview of the weather for the coming days. By Thursday at the latest, people suffering from the heat will be delighted, as temperatures will drop significantly. “Almost cloudless skies”…

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Over the next few days, temperatures will rise sharply in many regions, accompanied by humid air and some severe thunderstorms. Today, the heat will continue to rise, reaching 29 to 37 degrees. The highest temperatures are expected in the east. At 2000 meters above sea level, it will be around 20 degrees. In most regions, the sun will shine all day long. Only in the west will clouds roll in in the afternoon, accompanied by some Saharan dust (from North Africa). Rain showers and thunderstorms are also possible there, especially…

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After July was a washout this year, temperatures are now reaching midsummer highs again in August. Meteorologists are expecting daily temperatures above 30 degrees this week, in particular. The intense heat of the weekend was somewhat dampened by a cold front on Monday. Temperatures will then rise to over 35 degrees on Thursday and Friday – possibly the hottest days of the week. Today, Wednesday, the sky will be completely cloudless. A few more cumulus clouds will form over the mountains, but even here, only isolated local showers or thunderstorms…

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