Overview
- DWD maintains official alerts across large parts of the country on Monday, including orange-level warnings for black ice, storm gusts on the Baltic coast and severe frost in southern valleys.
- Police report widespread accidents from freezing drizzle and overfreezing wetness, including more than 50 crashes in Lippe (NRW) and 665 traffic incidents logged in Berlin since Friday.
- Hospitals in Berlin and Potsdam treated unusually high numbers of fall-related fractures over the weekend, with Potsdam’s Ernst von Bergmann hospital declaring a level‑2 mass‑casualty situation and handling up to 86 injured at times.
- Forecasts point to recurring freezing drizzle and hard-to-see ice in the north and east through midweek, subzero nights down to around minus 10 to minus 11 degrees in the south, and snow or snow showers around New Year’s, plus strong winds in exposed areas.
- Authorities caution against nonessential travel during icy periods as conditions vary by region, with coastal wind hazards and deep cold in the south compounding the glazing risk on roads and sidewalks.