The "Eisheiligen" currently determine the weather in Germany. According to old farmers' rules, the weather will change at the end of Friday. So this year too?
- The current “Eisheiligen” * dominate the weather conditions * in Germany.
- A change in the weather is traditionally associated with them.
- This year too - in Germany it should get warmer again.
Munich - "You are not safe from night frost until Sophia is over" or simplified: It is getting cold. The well-known peasant rule * refers to the name day of Sophia on May 15 - the last " ice saint " 2020. In southern Germany, the time of the " ice saints " lasts from Monday (May 11) to Friday (May 15), in the north from Tuesday (May 12th) to Thursday (May 14th).
Weather in Germany: According to the old farmers' rules - “ice saints” are right
According to the peasant rules, the saints named after Catholic martyrs bring with them uncomfortable times: It is therefore likely to be frosty in mid-May. History has proven itself this year - and how. The “ ice saints ” hit the bull's eye in 2020.
It is pretty uncomfortable in the Federal Republic at the moment. In Munich, for example, the maximum temperature on Wednesday (May 13) was a gray nine degrees Celsius, Cologne reached 14, Hamburg a cool eleven degrees. This sadness could soon be over - thanks to the " ice saints ".
Weather in Germany: change at the end of the "Eisheiligen" - it is getting warmer again
Because with them there should always be a change in the weather * . This was also observed in Germany from Sunday to Monday . Does the weather turn around towards the end of the week? Wetter.com meteorologist Anna Gröbel says: Yes! From Saturday (May 16) it will be significantly warmer again .
While temperatures of ten to 16 degrees Celsius prevail on Thursday and Friday and showers are possible in the Ore Mountains , the south and parts of the North Sea , this uncomfortable weather situation is practically passé from Saturday.
Just in time for the end of the "Eisheiligen" it should then get warmer again. People can look forward to temperatures of around 20 degrees Celsius and sunshine.
* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
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