Overview
- Official DWD guidance points to a milder weekend and a notable warm‑up from Monday, with meteorologist Marcus Beyer saying “winterlike feelings” will no longer be an issue.
- Widespread rain spreads from the west over the weekend after a Friday with localized frost, fog and icy patches, with brief snow or freezing rain limited to higher terrain.
- Early next week brings broad 10–15°C daytime highs and potentially 15–18°C in the southwest, driven by a strong warm‑air dome and a brisk southwesterly flow.
- Forecasters warn of rapid snowmelt in mid and higher elevations as warmer, wind‑mixed air erodes existing snowpack, posing challenges for winter tourism areas.
- Most model suites keep conditions unusually mild through at least mid‑December, though a late‑month cold shift remains uncertain and any prospect of a white Christmas is currently low but not ruled out.