First countrywide intensive snowfall to arrive today in Hungary, authorities on alert – MAP

The first countrywide snowfall of the 2022-2023 winter season is expected to arrive in Hungary today evening and tomorrow morning. Meteorologists say that 10-15 cm of snow will fall in the higher areas of the Alpokalja (feet of the Alps, West Hungary), the Bakony Mountains and the North Hungarian Mountains.

Hungarian Public Roads (Magyar Közút), the company responsible for the operation and maintenance of nearly 32,000 km of national roads, promised they would do everything they could to carry out all the prevention works, including salt solution spraying. Therefore, they mobilised all crew available, portfolio.hu wrote.

However, they admitted car owners should prepare for winter driving after intensive snowfall in North Transdanubia and Bodrogköz. Strong winds may reach 70-75 km/h speed on Saturday night. Based on the Hungarian Meteorological Service’s forecast, intensive snowfall will appear in the Alpokalja, Bakony Mountains and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county from Saturday night. On Sunday, the rain will transform into snow in more places, but the amount of precipitation is expected to decrease significantly.

A thick layer of frozen vapor is expected to be in the higher mountainous areas of Hungary. Furthermore, fresh snow may reach 6 cm in the Western and Northeast regions of the country. Moreover, on Sunday night, even 5 cm of snow may fall on the Ózd-Békéscsaba line.