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.

Find two photos below:

Photos of wondrous atmospheric optical phenomenon over Budapest

A Hungarian blogger and tour guide, Norbi Demecs, wrote about a spectacular atmospheric optical phenomenon over Budapest. He wrote that the cause of the jaw-dropping “light pillars” over the Hungarian capital was the hexagonal ice crystals in the atmosphere, refracting the city’s light. He added the phenomenon needs enough condensation cores in the atmosphere, and suitable temperature and moisture levels. Sometimes, even low or medium-altitude clouds can initiate this spectacular phenomenon, which looked as if it came from another world.

You may check out other, even more spectacular light pillars in THIS Wikipedia article.

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• Snow surprised most parts of Hungary last weekend, collapsing much of the Hungarian public transport services. Check out some PHOTOS and VIDEOS HERE