Overview
- The German Weather Service has posted widespread yellow warnings for frost and icy patches, with additional wind alerts in the Ore Mountains where exposed peaks may see gusts up to 85 km/h.
- High pressure brings bright, mostly dry days but sharp night frosts, with lows commonly between −2 and −8 °C and locally below −10 °C in valleys such as the Bavarian Forest.
- Travel hazards persist in early hours, illustrated by multiple ice‑related crashes in North Rhine‑Westphalia as moisture near waterways refreezes on bridges and roads.
- Regional contrasts continue, with föhn lifting Alpine edge temperatures locally to around 11 °C, stubborn fog or low cloud in some basins, and periods of brisk southeast winds in Saxony.
- Forecasts agree on a cold week ahead—Hamburg could see nighttime lows near −7 to −10 °C by Friday—while model guidance diverges for late January, with some runs hinting at snowfall in parts of the country and others keeping conditions drier.