PHOTOS: Snow-covered regions in Hungary, starfall-like atmospheric optical phenomenon over Budapest

A cold front swept through Hungary on Thursday, leaving the country on Friday. As a result, yesterday’s sky was not entirely covered by clouds, but showers ruled in most parts of the country. The Bükk and Mátra mountains were the only exceptions, where a thin layer of snow covered the ground due to temperatures around the freezing point.

According to HungaroMet, snow was expected to fall above 400-500 meters, in the Bakony Mountains and the North Hungarian Mountains. They predicted a thin layer of snow and lots of precipitation in the form of showers in the lower parts of the country.

Időkép wrote that only the highest peaks of the Mátra and Bükk mountains saw intense snowfall yesterday due to the temperature being below the freezing point. They added that the chance for a thick snow layer is dim. You may check out two videos about the snowfall in their article. The first was made on Kékestető, Hungary’s highest peak, while the next one was made at the tourist house of Bánkút.