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On the Brocken already on Sunday: some snow
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After mild temperatures and uncomfortable weekend weather, a winter phase is now announced.
"The approaching cold air is finally causing winter feelings again," said a spokeswoman for the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach on Sunday.
The forecast is: Due to the cold air, the snow line will continue to fall in the coming days, on Monday there will already be snow above 300 to 400 meters, and a snow cover can also form in the low mountain ranges.
"Especially in the Eifel, in the Hunsrück and in the Sauerland there can be ten to 15 centimeters of fresh snow, maybe even more in some cases," said the spokeswoman.
In addition, according to the DWD, rain is coming in from the west, while it remains dry in the south and south-east.
Strong to stormy gusts are expected in the west and in the middle, gusts of wind in the southwest and in the mountains.
With temperatures between three and ten degrees, it will be colder than in the past few days.
According to the DWD, it can loosen up in the middle and in the north on Tuesday, snow, rain or sleet can be expected locally, with temperatures of one to six degrees.
Meteorologists expect snow south of the Danube on Wednesday.
Otherwise the weather will be predominantly cloudy and gray, with only occasional sunshine in the north.
On Sunday, some vehicles collided after a sudden hailstorm on Autobahn 29 in the Oldenburg district, several people were injured.
According to the highway police, the hail made the road between Wardenburg and Grossenkneten slippery.
The autobahn in the direction of Osnabrück has now been completely closed and, according to a report by Norddeutscher Rundfunk, has now been reopened.
ele/dpa