A mini onset of winter has brought some snow to the extreme south of Germany. There was almost 25 centimeters of snow on the Zugspitze on Saturday, and in the course of the day up to 5 centimeters should be added above 1200 to 1500 meters with little snowfall, said a meteorologist from the German Weather Service. The further east in the Alps, the more snow there is at the moment.
Germany’s highest mountain outside the Alps, the 1,493 meter high Feldberg near Freiburg, was also covered with a light layer of snow. “A whole three centimeters came together,” said an employee of the German Weather Service, looking at the data from 7 a.m. “It will certainly be a short thing.” Since the temperatures should be slightly above zero during the day, the snow will melt away soon. But snowflakes could fall from time to time.
Prospects for the new week
Unstable and warmer than last – this is how the weather in Germany can be described at the beginning of the new week in Germany. After the temperature level, which was more adapted to the season, it will be milder at the start of the week with clouds, rain and temperatures in some places just below the 20 degree mark, as reported by the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach.
“The Alpenweiß remains the only snowfall for the time being,” said a DWD meteorologist. In the meantime, the snow line had fallen below 1000 meters. On Sunday it will be cloudy, especially in the western and northwestern half of Germany, and some rain is forecast for the afternoon. The north-west half also gets brisk winds, “so that you should take care of your hat on a Sunday walk there.”
Monday starts in the north and in the middle with changing to very cloudy: In the west and north there will be some rain in places. In the south, however, partly sunnier sections with loose cloud cover. Depending on the sun, the maximum values are – away from the foggy regions – at a very mild 12 to 18 degrees.
