Overview
- The German Weather Service has active alerts for widespread black ice and strong to storm-force gusts, with 55–75 km/h typical and up to around 100 km/h at the North Sea on Saturday evening.
- Police report numerous weather-related crashes and blockages from Bavaria to the north, including a brief A72 closure in Saxony, dozens of accidents in Niedersachsen/Bremen, and prolonged problems on Hamburg’s Köhlbrandbrücke.
- Public transport and travel were curtailed in several regions, with buses halted in Würzburg, morning bus outages in Hesse’s NVV network, and delays and cancellations at Amsterdam Schiphol affecting flights to German cities.
- Meteorologists caution about intense convective snow showers and brief white-out conditions, with localized 5–15 cm in the North German Plain and additional bursts in windward uplands.
- Municipal winter services are in continuous operation, such as Duisburg’s early-morning plough and gritter runs, as authorities urge adjusted driving and sidewalk clearing in icy conditions.