Overview

• Widespread nighttime frost hit large areas to start Sunday, with DWD issuing yellow frost alerts in parts of Bavaria and lows down to around –5°C in some eastern locales.
• Rain advances from the west overnight into Monday, turning the week unsettled with frequent showers and locally brief thunderstorms, while daytime highs trend milder than the weekend nights.
• Forecasters expect concentrated totals in western and southwestern uplands, with around 50 litres per square metre possible through midweek in Staulagen such as Sauerland, Eifel, Hunsrück, Taunus and the Pfälzer Wald.
• DWD guidance points to strengthening winds mid to late week, including stürmische Böen at the coast and in the mountains, with full storm conditions and isolated orkanartige gusts at exposed peaks and headlands.
• Model signals suggest the season’s first snow could appear on higher summits later in October, likely above roughly 1000 to 1200 metres, though timing and amounts remain uncertain.