Overview
- Germany’s short‑term outlook is mostly quiet and dry, with fog or high fog in many regions, daytime highs from about 0 to 12°C depending on location, and nighttime frost returning.
- The DWD has issued localized warnings for icy conditions, with forecasters urging caution on roads where overnight frost, rime and refreezing may create glätte.
- Regional contrasts persist: western areas such as NRW reach roughly 9–13°C, parts of Bavaria spike to around 12°C, while Berlin/Brandenburg and eastern zones stay cooler and often foggy.
- Multiple models and meteorologists (including Dominik Jung, Jan Schenk and Lars Dahlstrom) flag a potential late‑January turn to continental/Siberian cold, with scenarios showing severe nighttime lows in places, though timing and intensity remain uncertain.
- Energy analysts note gas storage is only about half full for mid‑winter, so a prolonged period of sustained frost would raise heating demand and increase supply and market strain.