Overview
- After highs near 20–22°C in the south and southwest on Thursday, the DWD expects clouds and rain to increase in the north on Friday while the south stays relatively mild.
- A polar surge over the weekend is forecast to drop temperatures quickly, with the DWD projecting measurable snowfall in higher terrain including 5–10 cm in central Mittelgebirge and over 10 cm in parts of the Alps.
- Widespread night frost is likely by Sunday and Monday, with sub-zero readings and locally below minus five degrees, as coastal areas turn windy with stormy gusts.
- Leading models diverge on the track and depth of the cold push—ECMWF drives it directly over Germany while GFS shifts it east—keeping the extent of lowland snowfall uncertain.
- DWD meteorologist Anika Tschunt says lowland snow is possible but not reliably forecast and unlikely to stick, even as some model guidance points to temperature drops of more than 20 degrees within days.