Overview
- The German Weather Service has issued official frost and icy-road warnings across large areas, with numerous county-level alerts in Bavaria.
- Nighttime temperatures dropped to about -5 C in the Alpine foreland and locally to -10 C in the far south, elevating black-ice risk during the morning hours.
- Snow is expected mainly above a few hundred meters, with roughly 5 cm possible from around 300–400 meters and up to 10 cm in higher sections of the Mittelgebirge.
- Motoring group ADAC advises winter tyres, gentle braking, and greater following distances as glätte hazards increase on roads.
- Major models, including GFS, suggest the cold may persist with additional snow bands into next week, though a weekend system and December chill signals remain uncertain.