Germany Faces New Cold Front With Freezing Rain Risk After 'Elli'

Overview

• Deutscher Wetterdienst warns that freezing rain is likely to arrive from the west at the start of the week before the front pushes east.
• Forecasts indicate a risk of ice in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saarland, with moderate to heavy snow possible later in cities including Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Stuttgart.
• Meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann cautions that Monday’s setup could be more dangerous than the recent storm and criticizes shrinking media attention to the threat.
• Storm ‘Elli’ brought the sharpest impacts to northern Germany, with Hamburg hit hard, while regions like North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin saw little disruption.
• Public reaction remains split, as entertainer Jürgen Milski mocked alarmist coverage from Cologne, and TV personality Evelyn Burdecki reported a shoot canceled by the snowstorm.