Overview
- The German Weather Service reports milder, wetter days with widespread cloud and fog, and warns of overnight black ice from freezing rain in parts of the east including Berlin and Brandenburg.
- Temperatures climb above freezing in many areas, reaching roughly 12 to 14°C in parts of the southwest and southern Bavaria, while the north and east stay cooler and locally slick.
- Police and fire services caution against stepping onto frozen lakes as ice weakens, and Bavaria's avalanche service notes considerable danger above about 1800 meters with additional wet-snow instability.
- Recent freezing rain led to numerous crashes and injuries and at least one fatality, and hydrology officials expect some river rises from snowmelt but no widespread flooding at this time.
- Forecast models diverge on a potential late-January or February cold spell linked to a possible Scandinavian high, with some media projections of a sharp drop around January 28 reported but still uncertain in timing and strength.