Overview

• Rain and thicker cloud spread in from the west overnight into Monday, replacing the recent sunny but frosty nights and bringing scattered showers and locally brief thunderstorms.
• The Deutscher Wetterdienst issued widespread frost alerts over the weekend for the eastern half of the country with lows down to about minus 5 degrees Celsius, easing as cloud and milder air arrive.
• Regional outlooks show a wet, windy start: NRW and Hesse see showers and isolated thunder, Bavaria turns wetter from the northwest with alpine föhn pockets, and Saxony trends milder but gustier.
• The DWD warns of a ramp‑up in winds from Wednesday to Thursday, with gale to storm‑force gusts in parts, orkanartige gusts on alpine summits and exposed peaks, and stürmische Böen near some coasts.
• Heavy, repeated rainfall is likely in western and orographic zones such as the Mittelgebirge, Schwarzwald and parts of Schleswig‑Holstein, with model guidance indicating around 50 l/m² in the west through Friday, local 60–80 l/m² in 48 hours in the far north, and some forecasts pointing toward near 100 l/m² in the west/southwest by month’s end.