Overview
- The national weather service (DWD) has active alerts for large areas as snow, sleet and icy roads extend from the Alps and Black Forest to northern states.
- In higher terrain, persistent snowfall is expected, with up to about 20 centimeters in the Hochschwarzwald and several centimeters in other mid‑mountain regions.
- Road and rail have already been hit, with dozens of crashes reported in Bavaria and train disruptions in the Sauerland where iced points halted services around Arnsberg.
- Nights turn sharply colder into the weekend, with widespread frost and lows near −10°C in the south and Dauerfrost in many mountain areas.
- A new round of wintry precipitation is forecast from late Saturday into Sunday, bringing renewed snow to parts of the west and south and a risk of freezing rain as slightly milder air arrives.