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Germany’s Mild Spell Fades as Forecasters Eye Late-January Eastern Cold

Dry continental air is expected to bring more frost and icy roads than widespread new snow, with the east likely turning much colder than the west.

Overview

  • After double-digit highs in parts of the southwest on Friday, weekend weather turns quieter with widespread fog or low stratus and daytime highs generally near 0 to 10 degrees.
  • Deutscher Wetterdienst warns of recurrent nighttime frost and localized road ice through early next week, including pockets below minus 5 to minus 9 degrees in the southeast.
  • Multiple models, including ECMWF and national guidance, increasingly favor an easterly setup late next week that could start a more pronounced cold phase across Germany.
  • Some runs and meteorologists project very low night values in the last January week (locally around minus 15 degrees and lower in spots), but the magnitude and timing remain uncertain.
  • Early signals point to limited precipitation as dry air moves in, so broad snowfall is not expected initially, though local snow could develop later if patterns shift.