Status: 26.12.2023, 21:37 PM
By: Bjarne Kommnick, Maximilian Hertel
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Promising news is coming from the north: a high-pressure area is shifting the snow line. There is also a prospect of change for the flood situation in the south.
Kassel – Meteorologists are eagerly watching the pattern of high and low pressure systems over Germany. The new change from low to high now promises a stabilization of the weather situation. The experts at weather.com see plenty of prospect of permanent snow in several regions of Germany. Meanwhile, the weather in the south is expected to stabilize for the time being. Does this mean that the flood situation has calmed down?
High-pressure area promises heavy snowfall in the north at first – the south can breathe a sigh of relief
The week ends with a southbound moving snow front, which will ensure continued snowfall in the Alps until Friday (15 December). At the same time, the temperature also drops. During the night hours, there is a risk of slippery roads throughout Germany. On Friday, temperatures between zero and five degrees are expected in the southern and central parts of Germany.
A car crosses the road behind a snow-covered branch. © Matthias Bein/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Symbolbild
The German Weather Service (DWD) confirms this forecast. Especially on the nights of 14 and 15 December, an increasing risk of black ice is to be expected in the north, northeast and east. While the north can expect snowfall at first, the high-pressure area also has good news for snow lovers in store for the south. Towards the end of the week, it is expected to get warmer again in the north of Germany, while temperatures in the south will continue to drop.
30 centimetres of fresh snow expected: all-clear for flooding in the south
The snow line in the Alps is expected to drop to around 800 metres. Up to 30 centimetres of fresh snow are expected. The experts of the weather portal also give the all-clear for the flood situation in southern Germany. With the change in weather, the amount of precipitation is also stabilizing and the worst is over. Nevertheless, according to the forecast, continuous snowfall is to be expected in some places. Only recently, weather experts predicted snowfall as far as the lowlands.
Some experts, such as meteorologist Jan Schenk, see this as an opportunity for a white Christmas in Germany: "This pattern is relatively set, but we don't know exactly where it will be. Farther west would mean warm, green Christmas. Further east, on the other hand, it will most likely even be a white Christmas." It remains to be seen how the alternation of high and low pressure will actually have an effect.
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