Overview
- The German Weather Service issued severe weather warnings for parts of Bavaria including Munich as snow is forecast to turn to freezing rain overnight into Friday with stormy gusts.
- In-person classes on Friday are canceled across all Upper Palatinate counties and the cities of Weiden, Amberg and Regensburg, plus the Kelheim district, due to acute ice risk.
- Other districts kept schools open but told parents to report absences if travel is unsafe, reflecting localized decisions by regional coordination groups.
- Deutsche Bahn intensified winter measures, including heating about 8,140 switches and using heavy locomotives to keep routes passable, yet it cautioned that disruptions remain possible.
- Police reported weather-related crashes in the region and the avalanche service warned of rising danger as wind and new snow build, with forecasts pointing to lows near −15°C and significant snowfall in the Allgäu.