VIDEO, PHOTOS: Record cold and Aurora Borealis in Hungary, here’s our weather forecast

A seasonal record low of -1.8°C was recorded on Tuesday in Lénárddaróc, northern Hungary. At the same time, the stunning Aurora Borealis lit up the skies over the Danube Bend. Here’s what you can expect from Hungary’s weather in the latter half of the week.

Record cold and Aurora Borealis

A seasonal record daily low of -1.8 °C was measured in Lénárddaróc, in northern Hungary, on Tuesday, the national weather service said on its website. The second coldest spot in Hungary was Zabar, also in northern Hungary, with -0.4 °C, HungaroMet said. The national average temperature early on Tuesday was 2.3 °C below average, it said.

A camera on the Prédikálószék, a peak of the Visegrádi Mountains in the Danube Bend, captured a stunning double rainbow yesterday afternoon. Later, between nine and half-past nine in the evening, “the Aurora Borealis began to glow more brightly and soon started performing a joyful dance across the sky”, Időkép wrote.

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And here is a video:

Weather forecast for the next few days

According to HungaroMet Zrt., there is still a chance of a light frost in the coming days, especially in the usual spots that are sensitive to the cold. Meteorologists say that these temperatures are nothing out of the ordinary, as they roughly match the average minimum temperatures typically recorded at the end of September.

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Over the next few days, most of the country will experience true autumnal weather. Daytime highs will hover between 11 and 17 degrees Celsius, with light rain or showers possible each day. Skies will be mostly cloudy, except on Friday when a few hours of sunshine are expected—though only in the Transdanubian region. Winds will pick up, becoming strong and even stormy in several areas. For more detailed forecasts over the next few days, you can check out Időkép’s official website.

Featured image: the Danube Bend with the Aurora Borealis. Source: FB/Időkép