The winter countdown is on. And so a current forecast for February sounds incredible. Weather experts are now warning of snow chaos in Germany.
- One storm after another determined the weather in Germany in February 2020 .
- Now, just before spring *, a temperature drop is forecast.
- Snow down to low altitudes is possible.
Munich - Too mild, too warm and stormy - February 2020 has offered a lot in terms of weather conditions so far. After violent storms and still spring-like temperatures, meteorologists expect a huge drop in temperature. Frau Holle looks over and shakes her beds vigorously.
Weather in Germany: snow and snow showers down to low altitudes
Winter is already on Wednesday (February 26th)! According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the snowfall line sometimes drops to 300 meters . Even in the lowlands, slush due to slush can occur temporarily, especially at night. In northern Germany, depending on the region, it can snow from zero to 100 meters, reports the weather portal weather.com in a current forecast. Weather experts believe that chaos in rush hour traffic is inevitable on slippery roads.
A short "white surprise" can be read on the weather page kachelmannwetter.com . The first heavy snow showers are expected in the night of Wednesday. At temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, the snow would hardly stay long. "It will depend on the intensity of the precipitation on Wednesday morning whether we will get the first 'snow chaos' of the season in NRW," tiled kachelmannwetter and added a wink emoji as a point.
It will depend on the intensity of the precipitation on Wednesday morning whether we will get the first "snow chaos" of the season in NRW. Other models also with blue for #snow. /FRhttps://t.co/YajIJeJZ1D
- Kachelmann weather (@Kachelmannwettr) February 24, 2020Weather in Germany: lightning winter in February
The prospects for Thursday and Friday are also in winter mode. Snow can be expected especially in the middle and south of Germany . Up to 50 centimeters of fresh snow in the Alps and in the Black Forest is possible according to weather.com and refers to the forecast of the European weather model. The DWD currently expects precipitation, sometimes up to 300 meters as snow *. Otherwise the precipitation falls on the earth as sleet or rain.
At the weekend, however, a new storm looms that is developing over the North Sea, explains Fabian Ruhnau from wetterkanal.kachelmann . However, it is still unclear whether a severe storm hit Germany or simply pass by. A strong high with sunshine is unfortunately not in sight, according to DWD meteorologist Macro Manitta. At least not with us.
The weather in Germany can be described as the average of many values: temperatures, precipitation, wind strength, hours of sunshine * and more.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
