Overview
- The German Weather Service warns that Friday and Saturday will bring widespread snowfall of around 15 centimeters, with up to 40 centimeters in orographic areas.
- Strong easterly winds are expected to produce significant snowdrifts, raising concerns for exposed regions in the north and east.
- Forecasts outline a two-part pattern with snow and drifting in northern and eastern Germany, snow mainly in the mountains elsewhere, and rain in lower western areas.
- Temperatures are predicted to range from about minus 6 degrees Celsius at the Oder to around 9 degrees at the Upper Rhine.
- Meteorologists cite a roughly 50 percent success rate for traditional Bauernregeln and caution against using them for forecasts, noting that comparable major snowstorms have been rarer since 2010.