Permafrost and cold determine the weather in Germany.
January 2021 starts with gloomy prospects.
Then it's time to take out the snow shovel!
Here you can find the current weather forecast.
Snowfall, cold, frost and slippery weather
will be with us at the start of the new year 2021.
There
is no trend reversal in sight for
the weather in Germany
, the times in January 2021 remain frosty.
The weather forecast for Germany in the news ticker.
Update from January 4th, 10.13 a.m.:
At the moment, so-called
dirty
weather is
shaping
the picture
in many places
.
Below 300 meters it is cold and wet and fallen snow often thaws again.
Only from 300 to 400 meters does the snow stay longer.
In the course of Monday, according to the DWD, it can snow again in the middle and in the north, and sometimes rain in the lowlands.
In the south it should rather stay dry.
There is a risk of
ice on
the night of Tuesday
, so be careful!
Update from January 3, 1:09 p.m.:
Fantastic winter weather is not to be expected at the start of the new week in Germany.
According to forecasts by the German Weather Service (DWD), the
low “Lisa” will
bring us
a bit of wintry conditions with snow and rain on Sunday, but it remains mostly cloudy.
In the middle of the country it can snow, in the north it can rain, in the south it usually stays dry.
The sun hardly shows up.
According to the DWD, the maximum values are between minus 1 and plus 4 degrees.
In the night of Tuesday, temperatures drop to 0 to minus 5 degrees.
It stays wet and changeable.
According to the forecast, it can rain in the lowlands, above 200 meters it should snow.
The temperatures do not rise above 4 degrees during the day.
The
wet and cold weather
continues on Wednesday.
With maximum values between 0 and 4 degrees it can snow or rain depending on the region.
Weather in Germany: extreme lowland weather?
"Snow load is coming towards us"
Update from January 1st
: “
We will
soon be facing a
larger load of snow
,” promises meteorologist Anna Gröbel from
wetter.com
.
It
starts
on
Sunday
.
In the
East it snows then vigorously
and in Berlin.
In the south - on the Alps - it remains rather dry.
Weather in Germany: Does Genoa low "Lisa" bring snow?
Mediterranean deep "Lisa" shovels moist air from the Adriatic to us, reports the
German Weather Service
(DWD).
According to the DWD weather experts, "
extensive rainfall - mostly as snow
" is to be expected
from Saxony and Brandenburg through the middle to Saarland
(see also update from December 30th, 10:40 am).
It remains to be seen whether there will be enough snow to cover the plains.
The polar air provides a real winter feeling at higher altitudes (from 400 meters).
Permafrost
and
smoothness
are also part of it.
Update from December 31, 11:07 a.m.:
Especially in
western Germany
, there should be snow on New Year's Eve.
Clouds from the west bring precipitation, so it
should snow
in
Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and in southern North Rhine-Westphalia
.
The German Weather Service (DWD) even issued warnings under these predictions.
In
Rhineland-Palatinate,
the DWD warns of
snowfall
with level 2
.
The weather service predicts flakes, especially in locations over 400 meters.
It will also be slippery on the streets.
The situation should relax from noon and only lightly snow until New Year's morning.
Amounts of fresh snow up to ten centimeters are expected.
The situation is similar in the
south-west of Baden-Württemberg
.
Here, too, the DWD warns with level 2. Although it should only snow properly from a height of 800 meters, there is more white from the sky.
The DWD expects up to 20 centimeters of fresh snow.
The temperatures below zero also cause frost south of Stuttgart and therefore slippery roads.
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The German Weather Service predicts snowfall for New Year's Eve and even warns of it.
© German Weather Service (DWD)
Weather in Germany: Little snow depth on New Year's Eve - it gets white here at the turn of the year
Update from December 30th, 10:40 am
: The weather in Germany hardly puts everyone in a good mood.
It is mostly wet and gray.
On
New Year's Eve
, however, a
small low
over Belgium
brings
heavy
rainfall
- and there is also
snow
, explains Lars Dahlstrom from the weather
portal kachelmannwetter.com
.
In
Rhineland-Palatinate
,
Saarland
and southern
North Rhine-Westphalia
(NRW), snow can be expected early in the morning, even at lower altitudes.
During the day, the snow line is 200 to 400 meters.
In the low mountain ranges, a few centimeters of fresh snow is possible, reports the German Weather Service (DWD).
In the congestion areas of the
Eifel
and
Hunsrück
, there is even up to
10 centimeters of fresh snow
.
So there is sun on the last day of the year in the east and south-east.
The maximum values are 1 to 6 degrees.
In the higher mountains there is a slight permafrost.
This is the weather on New Year's Eve
In the
New Year's Eve
rarely larger cloud gaps show, according to the DWD weather experts.
In some areas there is rain, sleet and snow, which also reaches the east on New Year's morning.
Only in the southeast does it remain free of rain at temperatures of up to
minus 8 degrees
.
Otherwise the lows are between 2 and minus 4 degrees.
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On New Year's Eve there should be snow in some places in Germany.
(Symbol image)
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Weather in Germany - Another snowfall on the way
Ms. Holle then shakes out
her beds vigorously
on the first
Sunday of
the new year.
“Next Sunday, a
snow depth will sweep Germany
.
There should be snow all the way down, ”said
meteorologist Dominik Jung
from the
Q.met
weather service
.
The weather models agree on that.
This time a snow depth is approaching from the south, explains Jung.
It moves from north to south across Germany.
The temperatures drop by up to 2 degrees and that could also bring snowfalls in the north.
However, it is still quite mild in the north with 3 to 4 degrees, admits the weather frog.
Then there could only be sleet or rain there.
"In the rest of the country there are snowflakes all the way down and white landscapes cannot be ruled out from 200 meters," says the meteorologist.
Weather at the end of the year: ice and snow cover Germany - "Avoid all car journeys"
First report from December 29, 2020
Munich / Offenbach - The wish to celebrate Christmas in the snow probably did not come true for many.
There was only a few snow in Germany during the holidays.
But
between Christmas and New Year's Eve
it gets really cold in many places.
It should also snow - and that can be quite uncomfortable.
Weather at the end of the year: ice and snowfall in the north
During the nights, the German Weather Service (DWD) warns
throughout Germany
with warning level 1 of frost and slipperiness.
In the north, snow can also fall in the regions between Hamburg, Kiel and Schwerin.
There is only light snowfall - but the amount is still enough for smooth roads.
Heavy snowfall is
expected
in the
Black Forest
in Baden-Württemberg.
Sometimes flakes are said to fall here from a height of 400 meters.
At higher altitudes, the DWD warns of
snow drifts
with warning level 2. "In the prevailing wind conditions, due to the amount of fresh snow and the loose snow cover above 800 m, snow drifts occur", according to the DWD on its website.
Roads and rails may sometimes not be passable.
“Avoid all car journeys!
Only drive with winter equipment! ”
It continues.
The warning applies to the south-western districts of Baden-Württemberg.
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“Avoid all car journeys!
Only drive with winter equipment! ”Warns the DWD for regions in the Black Forest.
© German Weather Service (DWD)
Weather at the end of the year: squalls in Baden-Württemberg and on the Bavarian edge of the Alps
It
shouldn't snow
south of Stuttgart
, but there should be strong winds.
The DWD warns with level 2 of gusts at speeds between 70 and 85 kilometers per hour.
The weather service forecasts similar conditions for the
Bavarian edge of the Alps
.
Storm gusts of this category are also expected from heights of 1,500 m.
At higher altitudes, the winds can even reach speeds of 100 km / h.
Snow and slippery roads made Bavaria's road conditions difficult from Monday to Tuesday.
Numerous accidents occurred.
Enterprising people enjoyed the snow-covered landscapes in the foothills of the Alps.
Much to the chagrin of those responsible on site.
The Miesbach district administrator even turned to Prime Minister Markus Söder to restrict day tourism during the corona pandemic.
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