Overview
- The German Weather Service expects the warm peak on Thursday, with highs near 20°C and locally up to about 22°C in the Upper Rhine Valley and along the Alpine foothills.
- The week starts grey with widespread fog and patchy drizzle before brighter spells arrive, yet clear nights may still bring local frost in southern Bavaria.
- Saharan dust is forecast to accompany the warm plume, producing hazy, reddish skies and possible dust deposits.
- Forecasts indicate a sharp cooldown from Friday into the weekend, with snow likely in the Mittelgebirge and the Alps and a chance of wintry showers at lower elevations in some areas.
- Model guidance diverges on the intensity of the polar push, with ECMWF signaling a stronger outbreak than GFS, and forecasters highlight potential travel hazards from frost or icy patches.