Weather front is heading towards Bavaria: official weather warning of black ice at night and in the morning

Created: 01/28/2022, 04:45 am

By: Lukas Schierlinger

The weather could soon become much more turbulent - not only in the mountains of Bavaria.

The current prognosis.

Update from January 27, 10:33 p.m .:

It’s getting really uncomfortable in Bavaria.

At the moment, the DWD is warning of black ice caused by freezing rain or drizzle for Munich and all of Bavaria.

The warning lasts until the morning hours of Friday.

Then gusts of wind, snow and more slippery roads threaten.

Update from January 27, 12:54 p.m .:

Stormy days are imminent: The German Weather Service has tightened its warning for the Free State.

The entire southernmost part of Bavaria is now marked in orange, which symbolizes an increased warning.

The weather service writes: “There are heavy gusts of wind above 1500 m at speeds between 85 km/h and 95 km/h from the north-west.

In exposed locations, hurricane-force gusts of up to 105 km/h must be expected.”

Weather: Hurricane gusts!

DWD names specific dangers

There are also warnings of the same kind in the far east of the Free State.

The warnings apply up to and including Friday 28 January at 9pm.

But an end to the stormy weather is not in sight - weather services are expecting a storm by the middle of next week.

The German Weather Service warns of hurricane-force gusts in parts of Bavaria.

© Screenshot: German Weather Service

First report from January 27, 2022

Munich – Rain, snow and violent gusts of wind – towards the weekend, people in Bavaria have to be prepared for unstable weather in many places.

Responsible for this is a change of cold and warm air masses in the Free State, said the meteorologist at the German Weather Service (DWD), Gerhard Müller.

Weather news for Bavaria: Cold front is coming - and milder air shortly afterwards

On Saturday evening there could be gusts of wind even in valleys, and severe gusts of wind are also possible at higher altitudes.

In addition, there is always precipitation in the form of snow or rain.

According to DWD information, the first cold front is expected to move from the north into the Free State on Thursday evening and usually bring sleet or snow on Friday night.

Then up to 10 centimeters of fresh snow are possible in some areas, and up to 20 centimeters in isolated areas in the Alps.

On Saturday, however, milder air should flow to Munich and the Free State again - and bring "some precipitation", said DWD meteorologist Müller.

The snow line is then expected to rise to up to 1500 meters, the temperatures to 3 to 8 degrees.

Next weather change in the night on Sunday: the situation in Bavaria remains turbulent

In the night to Sunday, the DWD expects another cold front.

Above 800 to 1000 meters and especially in eastern Bavaria, snowfall is possible again