Overview
- DWD warns of an overregional, severe black-ice event as snow turns to freezing rain overnight, issuing alerts for multiple states including North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and parts of Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Lower Saxony and Thuringia.
- North Rhine-Westphalia moves all schools to distance learning with emergency care only, and all of Lower Saxony and Bremen cancel in-person classes; parts of Hesse also suspend regular schooling.
- Deutsche Bahn says major long‑distance routes have reopened after storm Elli and expects only limited disruptions from freezing rain, though travelers should expect delays and check connections.
- Meteorologists expect the most hazardous icing from early Monday into Tuesday in some eastern and southern regions, with conditions projected to ease by Wednesday.
- ADAC advises leaving cars at home where black ice is possible, and authorities warn against walking on frozen waterways due to thin, unsafe ice.