Overview
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) warns that the night into Saturday will see localized frost down to about −5°C, creating a glätte risk meaning icy roads, hoarfrost on cars and slippery surfaces during night and early‑morning hours.
- Dresden is forecast to be dry and often sunny on Saturday with afternoon highs near 8°C and light daytime winds, though clear skies will let temperatures drop quickly after sunset.
- A pronounced change in the wind to the southwest will drive a fast warm‑up by Sunday, with DWD models showing widespread highs of 6–12°C and local values up to 15°C along the Upper Rhine.
- Winds will remain moderate in lowland towns but mountain ridgelines and high alpine peaks face stürmische Böen, so hikers and high‑altitude travelers should expect strong gusts and prepare accordingly.
- Meteorologists describe this as a brief late‑autumn pattern of cold nights followed by a mild, changeable west‑southwest flow rather than a lasting winter onset, so the main hazards shift from ice at night to wetter, windier conditions during the mild phase.