Overview

• The German Weather Service says high pressure ‘Sieglinde’ is weakening, with clearer skies bringing widespread ground frost this weekend and local air frost in the east.
• A sunnier Saturday is likely for many regions, but early mornings may see slick spots from refreezing moisture, especially on bridges and in valleys.
• From early next week, Atlantic lows are forecast to reassert, turning the weather wetter and windier; models flag heavy rain in Western Europe and elevated totals in western Germany.
• Regional projections indicate notably higher late‑October rainfall in North Rhine‑Westphalia, with some forecasts estimating 40–90 liters per square meter by around October 28.
• DWD reports October rainfall has been highly uneven so far, with the north and northwest above average after storm DETLEF/AMY and much of the south and east still very dry.