The weather in Germany is currently a pretty mess.
On Saturday afternoon, the DWD alarmed in warning level 1 about frost and black ice.
The weather ticker.
Weather in Germany
*
: Huge amounts of
snow are
followed by
warm temperatures
at the end of January
.
The
German Weather Service (DWD)
warned at the weekend in the
Alpine country
before
squalls
and gives the
alert level 1
for frost and ice from.
This
news ticker about the weather in Germany
is updated regularly.
Here you will also find all information about the
weather in Bavaria
.
Update from January 23, 10:14 p.m.:
Tomorrow, Sunday, it should stay cold across Germany.
The German Weather Service (DWD) predicts temperatures between minus and plus five degrees Celsius.
In the south, west and the North Sea coast, the sun should come through from time to time.
In the north and east of Germany it is said to rain and occasionally snow.
In the south and the middle of the country there can be gusts with strong to stormy winds from west to southwest.
Weather in Germany: Warning of icy snow and fresh snow - In some regions, urgently avoid driving
Update January 23, 18:19:
The
winter
had for a few days in many parts
of Germany
adopted.
Now the
cold is
returning
with full force - and also harbors dangers.
The map of Germany from the German Weather Service shines almost entirely in yellow - the color of
warning level 1
.
In this case for
frost
and
slipperiness
.
On Sunday the temperatures drop to below five degrees.
In addition,
snow is
announced
for the south and south-west of Germany
.
On Sunday night there can be
gusts of wind
in the high altitudes of the Black Forest as well as in the Alps
.
Weather in Germany: Warning of icy snow and fresh snow - In some regions, urgently avoid driving
Update from January 23, 1:05 p.m.:
The DWD's weather warnings have now expired.
However, caution is still advised of slippery roads and fresh snow.
The German Weather Service reports: "Above 300 to 400, in the south above 600 meters up to midday 5 to 10 centimeters of fresh snow, on the western edge of the Alps as well as in the Allgäu and from the Upper Palatinate Forest to the Bavarian Vogtland up to 15 centimeters.
From the Thuringian Forest to the Eastern Ore Mountains up to the foothills, even in lower elevations, 5 to 10 centimeters of fresh snow, regionally over 15 centimeters, in the Erzgebirge damming up to 25 centimeters (storms).
In addition, there is a risk of snow drifts from sometimes stormy gusts in the ridges of the low mountain ranges. "
Weather in Germany: KATWARN triggered, warning up to level red - In some regions, urgently avoid driving
Update from January 23, 9.43 a.m.:
The DWD has issued various warnings up to the red level, the second highest.
The southeast of Germany is affected.
"Official warning of light snowfall" is what the yellow areas say on the warning card - a relatively mild danger.
It looks different in the orange or red areas.
For the
red area in Chemnitz and south of the city
, the DWD writes: “During the warning period, there is heavy snowfall with amounts between 10 cm and 20 cm.
Quantities of up to 25 cm are achieved in stowed positions.
It will spread smoothly.
(...) DANGER!
Note on possible dangers: roads can be impassable in places.
Among other things, trees can collapse under the load of snow.
Avoid all car journeys!
Only drive with winter equipment! ”Even KATWARN was triggered here.
In addition, a warning of snowfall applies to all of Bavaria.
A level two warning applies in the Alpine region, in the entire east of the Free State and in the west over the border to Baden-Württemberg.
Warning level one also applies to the regions of Munich, Ingolstadt, Landshut and Regensburg.
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The DWD warning card at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday.
© Screenshot DWD
The warnings are valid until 12 noon.
You can find out whether a warning level applies to your region and if so which one can be found on the DWD warning card.
Weather confusion in Germany: suddenly the snow comes back - DWD warns of gusts of wind
Update from January 22nd, 12.30 p.m.:
Weather chaos in Germany
: After the
thaw
suddenly set
in in large parts of
Germany
in the
middle and at the end of the week
with sometimes up to 13 degrees (Munich), the snow comes back for the weekend in the south of the republic.
Weather in Germany: Suddenly snow again in the south and south-east
As the
German Weather Service (DWD)
reports, there can be five to ten centimeters of
fresh snow
on Saturday night in the south at altitudes above 600 to 800 meters
.
In the south-eastern mountainous region there should be some gusts of wind on Friday afternoons and evenings, and
foehn
in the
Alps
.
Both decrease towards Saturday, when the
snow
comes back
in these areas
.
The
DWD also
warns of slippery
roads in
areas in the
south and south-east of Germany
due to the
frost
.
Striking: After the short comeback of snow and cold, according to various weather forecasts, it should be milder again at the beginning of the coming week with sunshine and sometimes six to seven degrees above zero.
A real mess.
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© Christoph Reichwein / dpa
Weather in Germany: Storm low "Goran" causes a spectacular accident
Update from January 21, 1:21 p.m
.: Warning level violet!
The German Meteorological Service has now declared the highest warning level at KATWARN and warns of "
extreme hurricane gusts
" with speeds of up to
140 km / h for locations over 1,000 meters
.
In the lowlands, the wind blows with gusts of up to 70 km / h, reports the DWD.
The storm “Goran” has already left its mark in some parts of Germany.
Uprooted trees and overturned signs, rubbish bins hurling through the area and damaging buildings - storm “Goran” is already sweeping across
North Rhine-Westphalia
and Lower Saxony
with full force
, reports the dpa news agency.
In the East Frisian district of Aurich, a smaller truck was hit
by a gust of wind
and thrown head first into a ditch, the police said on Thursday morning.
Fortunately, the driver (41) was only slightly injured.
The accident occurred around 6:50 a.m.
The rescue work lasted several hours.
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Storm low “Goran”: gust of wind hits the transporter and hurls it upside down into a ditch.
© Police
On the
ICE route
between Cologne and Amsterdam nothing worked because of fallen trees.
Trains were diverted between Oberhausen and Emmerich on the Lower Rhine and some were 45 minutes late.
Extreme weather in Germany: weather service warns of storm "Goran" - "Avoid if possible ..."
Update from January 21, 9:32 a.m
.: KATWARN triggered!
The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued an official severe weather warning "First warning level".
The
storm "Goran"
moves from the west over Germany.
The cold front mixed up the weather mightily: with spring-like temperatures and strong winds.
The weather experts at the
Alps are
warning of
a
foehn storm with hurricane gusts
(Bft 12)
.
Squalls sweep across the country to the west and northwest.
Heavy gusts of wind are to be expected on the North Sea islands and on the North Sea coast.
“
For locations above 1000 meters: Hurricane-like gusts occur above 1000 meters with speeds of up to 105 km / h (29m / s, 56kn, Bft 11) from a south-westerly direction.
In exposed locations, hurricane gusts of 120 km / h (33m / s, 64kn, Bft 12) must be expected,
”warns the DWD in the
KATWARN report
.
At the same time, the DWD points out the possible dangers: “WARNING!
Reference to possible dangers: For example, trees can be uprooted and roofs damaged.
Pay particular attention to falling branches, tiles or objects.
Close all windows and doors!
Secure items outdoors!
In particular, keep a distance from buildings, trees, scaffolding and high-voltage lines.
Try to avoid staying outside!"
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Weather in Germany: The weather service triggered KATWARN (symbol photo).
© Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / dpa
Extreme weather in parts of Germany: Meteorologist warns of major floods - "Like a dishwasher"
First report from January 20, 2021
Munich / Wiesbaden - Severe
weather change in Germany
: After huge amounts of
snow
from
Bavaria
to southern
Baden-Württemberg
, the
thaw
set in
not only in the south of the republic
.
Weather in Germany: Snow masses are now followed by floods in the southwest
It should get really warm, especially from Tuesday, January 26th, explains
meteorologist Dominik Jung to
the
wetter.net
portal
: "We're talking
about up to 14 degrees
in the
south-west
, lots of
rain
and
squalls *
."
Everything works together like a large dishwasher.
Meteorologist Dominik Jung on the thaw
Jung
therefore warns of a "major flood" in parts of
Baden-Württemberg
.
“Everything works together like a big dishwasher, and it washes the snow off into the rivers.
Together with the heavy rain, the levels in the rivers rise rapidly, ”the
weather expert
continues.
For example, at
Maxau am Rhein
near Karlsruhe,
“an increase of a good three meters is expected” next week.
Weather in Germany: Floods between the Rhine, Danube and Lake Constance
If the
flood control center Baden-Württemberg has its
way, the
flood levels will
also rise in the following rivers
in the coming week (around December 26th):
Weather: Risk of flooding in southwest Germany |
Where exactly |
Rhine |
In places between Worms, Mannheim and Karlsruhe (Maxau). |
Neckar |
Between Esslingen and the Black Forest foothills near Horb, Oberndorf and Rottweil. |
Danube |
Between Donaueschingen and parts of Upper Swabia south of the Swabian Alb. |
Lake Constance region |
On the Schussen between Ravensburg and Friedrichshafen, at the tributaries of the Argen and the Seefelder Aach into Lake Constance. |
Weather forecast: Extreme cold comes to a halt in front of Germany
The
winter
, on the other hand, “is being slowed down more and more”, Jung continues: “There will no longer be a flatland
winter
in January.
The extreme cold has
come to a standstill
exactly before the border with
Germany
(
from Poland, d. Ed
.) And must now retreat. ”
(Pm) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network
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