Category: Austrian News

A cold front will initially bring dense clouds, rain, showers, and cooling to Austria at the start of the week. From Tuesday, however, the sun will push through again and bring summery temperatures, as the Geosphere Austria forecasts showed on Sunday. The 30-degree mark is also expected to be broken again over the week in time for the Corpus Christi holiday. The start of the week will be cloudy. Thunderstorms are also expected in the southeast on Monday. The sun will only appear occasionally, and it will remain wet for…

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The number of fraudulent text messages pretending to be family emergency calls has risen sharply recently. According to RTR, there were more than 1,000 complaints about text message scams in May—the highest number in months. Messages with the so-called “family trick,” i.e., alleged emergency calls from children or grandchildren, are particularly common. Increase in scam text messages with daughter, son, and grandchild tricksThe perpetrators use familiar-looking messages such as “Hi Mom, my cell phone is broken. Write to me on WhatsApp” to obtain sensitive data or money. “Three-quarters of all…

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Saturday: The hottest day of the year so farToday, Saturday, temperatures in many regions are expected to reach between 26 and 34 degrees. In the west, especially in the Inn Valley and Walgau (Vorarlberg), local temperatures of up to 35 degrees are possible. It will be very sunny throughout the day. Only in the afternoon will a few large cumulus clouds form in Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In these two western provinces, there may be heat thunderstorms, occasionally heavy. It will remain dry in the other regions. It will also stay…

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Vienna is facing the need for massive budget cuts, which is why the red pencil is now being applied more frequently. The city’s debt is reportedly approaching 2 billion euros, meaning residents will have to brace for significant belt-tightening in the coming years. According to a recent statement by Mayor Michael Ludwig, “It has not yet been decided whether the annual pass, which costs 365 euros in Vienna, will become more expensive in the future as part of the planned savings package.” This suggests that public transport could soon see…

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The so-called strawberry moon returned in all its glory on Wednesday evening. According to astronomers, the spectacle could be observed in Austria from around 9 p.m. This time, it even took on a special form. A rare phenomenon on Wednesday evening caused a long and sometimes colorful moonrise. This was because the satellite was lower on the horizon than it had been for about 18 years. The process is also called the “great moon standstill” because it can be seen longer and closer to the horizon than usual. This makes…

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Vienna, June 11, 2025 – With candles, incense, music, and prayers, Caritas, the “Junge Kirche” of the Archdiocese of Vienna, and mourners commemorated the victims and survivors of the violent act in Graz on Wednesday evening in and in front of St. Stephen’s Cathedral. “I don’t know the answer to the question of why,” said Apostolic Administrator Josef Grünwidl, visibly moved, during the service organized by the “Junge Kirche” in the cathedral. “As long as I am on earth, I do not expect an answer from God – but I…

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The sky is not clear everywhere, as soot from Canada and dust from North Africa are causing a slight cloudiness. As the heat increases, so does the risk of thunderstorms. The first heatwave of the year slowly comes to an end over the weekend. Temperatures rise rapidly – up to 35 degrees possibleFrom Wednesday, temperatures will reach 30 to 33 degrees in large parts of the west and south. According to some forecasts, even up to 35 degrees are possible in places, for example, in Vorarlberg and the Tyrolean Oberland.…

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Graz, Austria, 10 June 2025 – A horrific school shooting has left Austria in mourning after a gunman opened fire at a secondary school in Graz, the country’s second-largest city, on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred at the BORG Dreierschützengasse school in the city’s northwest, resulted in at least nine fatalities—including students and at least one adult—and left dozens injured, marking one of the deadliest mass shootings in Austria’s postwar history. Police responded to reports of gunfire at around 10 a.m. local time, dispatching specialized tactical units, including the elite…

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As the meteorologists at Geosphere Austria forecast on Sunday, temperatures are set to soar, especially in the west. Temperatures of up to 33 degrees are expected. Mostly sunny on MondayThe weather on Whit Monday will be mainly sunny. From Innsbruck to Graz, there will be scattered dense clouds at the beginning, and in the southeast, it will still rain in places. As the day progresses, more cumulus clouds will form, which may temporarily shade the sunshine. Nevertheless, it will remain mainly dry until the evening. The wind will blow weakly…

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