Overview
- Overnight black ice from freezing drizzle led to numerous crashes, including at least 32 recorded in Saxony and several serious injuries reported in Hesse.
- The German Weather Service maintains frost and ice advisories this morning, with highest risk flagged from the Thuringian Basin toward the Lausitz and in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Temperatures are forecast to rise through Sunday and ease conditions, but another hard freeze is expected overnight with a Monday risk of fresh freezing drizzle advancing from the north toward Berlin and Saxony.
- Police and safety agencies urge limiting nonessential trips, driving slowly and smoothly on Alpine‑symbol winter tyres, and fully de‑icing vehicles before setting off.
- Pedestrians and cyclists are advised to use the “penguin walk,” adjust tyre pressure or fit spikes for bikes, and property owners are reminded to clear and grit sidewalks to avoid fines and liability.