"Snow bomb ignites": onset of winter in Bavaria - expert gives a clear forecast

Persistent snowfall is predicted for the weekend in Bavaria.

On the night of Friday, the first flakes fell in Munich and other parts of the Free State.

Update from November 26th:

Thick snowflakes are falling from the sky: Winter has arrived in Munich overnight.

Roofs and cars on the roadside are powdered with a fine layer of fresh snow.

In the next few hours, it should continue to snow hard in the state capital.

In keeping with this, it remains winterly cold all day - with maximum temperatures of up to 0 degrees.

Onset of winter in Bavaria: First snow fell overnight

But the first flakes were not only falling in Munich: on Friday night there was fresh snow from Lake Constance to the southern Franconian Jura.

According to the German Meteorological Service (DWD), one to three centimeters of snow fell above 600 meters, and locally even up to five centimeters in the Alps.

As the meteorologists announce, it can continue to snow in Bavaria during the day.

It cannot be ruled out that the first flakes will then also reach the north of the Free State.

The same goes on over the weekend.

According to the DWD, the snow should remain above 700 meters.

In any case, one thing is clear: “It's going to be wintry in Bavaria,” emphasized a DWD spokesman.

Update from November 25th:

Winter is soon spreading in Bavaria - also in Munich and the surrounding area.

Snow should fall soon.

It doesn't just stop at individual flakes, according to the current state of affairs, one expects a layer of fresh snow several centimeters thick in the state capital, for example.

The first flakes are expected for Munich on Friday around four o'clock.

As

predicts, it should then snow continuously up to and including Tuesday, November 30th, with only a few breaks.

Dominik Jung, weather expert at

shows what the American weather model GFS calculates in terms of snow depths for the coming days, and even speaks of “gigantic snow masses”.

For Munich and the region, the meteorologist speaks of the "snow bomb" could be detonated.

A look at the snow maps shows that a total of 15 cm of fresh snow is calculated for Munich by Monday evening.

In the direction of the Alps it can even be 35 cm.

Real onset of winter on the Advent weekend: models agree - up to 30 centimeters of fresh snow

First report from November 24th:

Munich - the weekend in Bavaria begins.

The first Sunday in Advent is just around the corner.

At the same time, the meteorological beginning of winter is knocking on the door.

And it shows right away that it's not just called that on paper.

Freezing temperatures and massive snowfalls are forecast for the coming days.

Even in the lowlands, a not inconsiderable blanket of snow can form.

Weather in Bavaria: Up to 30 centimeters of fresh snow announced

All weather models are now in agreement, says meteorologist Jan Schenk from

.

Only the amount of snow can still vary.

But there is no longer any doubt that it is snowing.

"On Thursday evening the weather will switch to winter mode," writes Schenk in his forecast.

A so-called Genoa low pressure area is supposed to shovel moist air towards the Alps.

This can lead to the formation of a first blanket of snow in Bavaria as early as Friday.

The meteorologist predicts around ten centimeters for Munich.

This is likely to remain in parks and green spaces.

Depending on the model, it can be up to 30 centimeters near the Alps.

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All weather models predict the onset of winter for Bavaria.

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Tomorrow, Thursday, November 25th, will show itself from its gray side in the north.

Under thick clouds it stays fresh at a maximum of four degrees.

In the south the sun looks out from time to time.

The highest values ​​are here at seven degrees in the Allgäu.

During the night, temperatures slide into the minus range and there is a risk of frost and slipperiness.

On Friday, the maximum values ​​are only two degrees - throughout Bavaria.

From Schweinfurt to Berchtesgaden the first flakes fall from the sky.

On Saturday night, the snow drifts a little less, only to pick up speed again during the day.

Weather in Bavaria: Continuous blowing snow in the coming week

If you look at the 14-day map from

, the weather in Bavaria hardly changes from the weekend.

Snow as far as the eye can see.

Especially on the first Sunday in Advent, Petrus really accelerates again.

And on Monday it will snow with values ​​around minus one to two degrees across the entire Free State.

On the Zugspitze it even gets double-digit - but in the minus range.

There the thermometer drops to an icy minus 17 degrees on Monday.

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