Overview
- Daytime highs drop into the single digits nationwide as rain turns to snow over higher ground from roughly 400 to 600 meters, depending on region.
- DWD issues official alerts in parts of Bavaria for light snowfall and widespread glätte, with around 1 to 5 centimeters possible in the Alpine foreland.
- In North Rhine-Westphalia, Sauerland and the Rothaargebirge face frost and slippery roads Monday morning, with snow above about 600 meters and a lowering snow line through the week.
- Northern states contend with unsettled, windy showers including graupel and isolated coastal thunderstorms, while the Harz highlands see snow and overnight ice risk.
- Short clearer spells are expected Tuesday into Wednesday, but nights remain frosty with lows widely below freezing and locally near minus 6 degrees in higher terrain.