As of: January 19, 2024, 3:11 p.m
By: Julian Mayr
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Large parts of Germany were just braving freezing rain and snowfall.
However, stormy winds and mild temperatures are expected from next week.
Munich – The winter chaos that has kept the south of Germany under control in the last few days is only slowly disappearing.
It's getting really cold again on the third weekend in January.
There is a risk of record-breaking temperatures of up to minus 30 degrees, especially in the Alpine region.
On Monday (January 22nd) there are signs of a brief turnaround in the weather - with some strong gusts of wind.
Weather forecast for Germany: The weekend will be frosty again
“Icing rain and heavy snowfalls, all of that is now yesterday’s news,” reports meteorologist Dominik Jung on wetter.net.
According to the weather expert, cold winter weather can still be expected for a few days, with daily temperatures just above zero degrees.
Jung expects severe frost at night on the weekend, with temperatures sometimes falling between minus 15 and minus 20 degrees.
Changeable winter weather in Germany: After the freezing rain comes the storm.
(Symbolic image) © Ralph Peters/Imago
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), there are already strong to stormy gusts on the coast on Friday (January 19th), and even squalls on the North Sea.
In areas of central and southern Germany, there is light permafrost away from urban centers and river basins and generally in mountainous areas.
On Saturday night, the DWD also predicts temperatures of up to minus 15 degrees in areas with clear conditions and snow.
The weather forecast from Monday promises stormy winds and mild temperatures
There will be brisk winds throughout the weekend, especially in the north.
On Monday (January 22nd) there will be widespread gusts of 70 to 80 and up to 90 km/h in northwest Germany.
The DWD also forecasts “severe squalls in the mountains and on the sea” for Monday, and “temporary hurricane-like gusts are possible” in the North Sea.
After a calmer Tuesday, according to Jung, the wind will blow particularly strongly on Wednesday night (January 24th).
Forecast for the 4th calendar week |
Maximum values |
|---|---|
Monday (January 22nd) |
4 to 12 degrees |
Tuesday (January 23rd) |
7 to 12 degrees |
Wednesday (January 24th) |
9 to 14 degrees |
Thursday (January 25th) |
7 to 13 degrees |
Friday (January 26th) |
7 and 12 degrees |
Source: DWD |
In the north the wind can blow at speeds of 100 km/h, and in the low mountain ranges even up to 120 km/h.
It was only at the beginning of January that a storm devastated northwestern Europe.
With the stormy winds, milder air masses are also coming to Germany.
According to the DWD, with the mild temperatures and expected rainfall, a thaw is setting in, with temperatures at the beginning of the week between 4 degrees in the southeast and up to 12 degrees along the Rhine and in the northwest.
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Weather trend for the end of the month: Winter temperatures are coming back
Anyone who believes, given the mild temperatures, that spring has already arrived in Germany will still have to be patient.
After the upcoming quite warm days, the temperatures are likely to fall again towards the end of the month, at least trend forecasts indicate.
“The cold air is coming back under the influence of high pressure,” says Jung about the further weather trend.
However, new snow is unlikely to be expected; in fact, according to Jung and the DWD forecast, the end of the month should be “largely free of precipitation”.