Overview
- The DWD forecasts the storm to peak Friday and Saturday with roughly 15 cm of new snow in many areas and up to about 40 cm in windward mountain zones, with significant drifting.
- Guidance points to a split pattern: widespread snow and drifts in the north and east, mainly mountain snow elsewhere, and rain in some lower western and southern areas.
- Temperatures are expected to range from around −6°C near the Oder to near +9°C along the Upper Rhine, underscoring stark regional contrasts.
- Meteorologist Dominik Jung cautions that some areas could face a snowstorm of unusual scale, though the precise severity will depend on local conditions.
- Media highlight January ‘Bauernregeln’ tied to Jan. 9–10, but the DWD stresses such folk rules are unreliable for forecasting, with studies showing roughly a 50% hit rate.