Weather in Germany: Sahara nozzles drive out winter - experts are expecting record values

Created: 12/29/2021 Updated: 12/29/2021, 5:19 PM

From: Helena Gries

After snow and ice at Christmas, spring should come with mild temperatures in the double-digit range at the turn of the year.

Kassel - After the weather brought us snow and ice * in many places on the Christmas holidays, temperatures are currently rising steadily.

At the turn of the year, according to forecasts by various meteorologists, we will even face mild air with new record temperatures in the double-digit range.

The cold is on the retreat, from the southwest of Europe warm air masses are spreading more and more to Germany and bring us mild temperatures and spring-like weather in the coming days.

Weather at the turn of the year: Saharan dust and Canary Islands air bring mild temperatures

According to forecasts by graduate meteorologist Dominik Jung, the warmth will prevail throughout Germany on Thursday (December 30th, 2021), mild temperatures of 9 to 18 degrees are expected.

In addition, according to the meteorologist from wetter.net, a warm wind will blow.

"It will be way too warm for the time of year," says Jung.

Sahara nozzle and Canary air drive away winter.

Meteorologists expect up to 18 degrees at the turn of the year.

© David Hutzler / dpa

“The winter is like switched off at first.

December will end 1.5 to two degrees too warm.

The Sahara nozzle will bring up to 18 degrees in the southwest on Thursday, ”Jung told Bild.

New Year's Eve should be so mild that you might think it would be a spring day *.

As the wetter.com meteorologist Alban Burster reports in his forecasts, Germany also reaches a very mild air mass from the Canary Islands at the turn of the year.

And meteorologist Carlo Pfaff from wetter.de also confirms: “At the end of the year, very mild air from the Atlantic reaches our country.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Rhineland even new temperature records are possible for the last third of December. "

Weather: Meteorologist anticipates later onset of winter

As Jung further reports, only January and February are part of the high winter months.

And even if the temperatures have so far been unusually mild this winter, the meteorologist still expects the onset of winter in the coming winter months.

More weather news * is available on the HNA topic page.

(Helena Gries)