Overview
- A brief mid‑week warm spell is under way with daytime highs around 15–24 °C and sunny breaks across central and southern Germany.
- Forecasts now show a marked change this weekend as cold polar/Nordic air drives temperatures down by roughly 8–12 °C and spreads cloud and rain from the northwest inland.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst warns the North Sea and coastal areas will see strengthening winds and potentially strong gusts on Friday that could make conditions rough at the coast.
- Mountain impacts include a falling snowline with possible first alpine snow in the Allgäu, Berchtesgadener Land and on the Zugspitze while sheltered lowlands face ground‑frost risk overnight.
- The short, dry warm phase is prolonging low river levels in places such as the Rhine and forecasters say timing and intensity remain subject to short‑range model updates, so travelers and drivers should prepare for rapidly changing conditions.