Overview
- Official services report a dry start to winter with snow confined to higher elevations, and models currently show little prospect of new snowfall for the holidays.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst confirms November was drier than average nationwide, while Bavaria’s flood service notes snow cover mainly in the mountains as of December 9.
- The 100-year calendar called for early-December snow, windy conditions from December 20 to 25, and a colder finish to the month, with only the dry start lining up well so far.
- Recent observations undercut some of the calendar’s specifics, including an early-November warmth record of 10.5 degrees on the Zugspitze reported by the DWD.
- Wetter.com emphasizes that white Christmases are uncommon in Central Europe because prevailing west winds often bring thaw around the holiday period.