Overview
- DWD expects localized snow and widespread slippery conditions around New Year’s, with very cold, clear pockets in parts of southern Germany.
- In Baden-Württemberg, lows range from around 0°C in the Tauberland to about −11°C in the Allgäu and Schwarzwald, with starry skies likely near Lake Constance and the Southern Black Forest.
- Berlin and Brandenburg face snow, sleet and isolated freezing rain through the turn of the year, with daytime temperatures near 1–3°C and renewed nighttime glätte risk from the Uckermark to the Prignitz.
- New Year’s Day brings more cloud and occasional precipitation with freshening winds, including stronger gusts in higher terrain, and further snow showers possible into Friday.
- Meteorologists at wetter.net highlight a developing Jan. 3–4 setup in which a shifting air-mass boundary could produce heavy snowfall or dangerous freezing rain, with the precise zone still uncertain.