Overview
- Temperatures reached around 20 to 21 °C in parts of Germany, with Waldheim in Saxony measuring 21.4 °C and several sites reporting new daily records.
- The high-pressure system known as Vianelde is delivering sunny, dry weather now, but it is also setting up inversions that trap colder air near the surface.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst issued official alerts in Bavaria for night frost and dense fog, citing lows near −3 °C and visibility below 150 meters in affected areas.
- Forecasts indicate a rapid cool-down from Friday into the weekend as persistent fog and high stratus spread, keeping many daytime highs near 5 to 10 °C.
- Experts emphasize the mild spell does not meet heatwave criteria under WMO definitions, and early next week is expected to turn colder yet largely dry with little chance of widespread snow.