A 5b-like weather situation ensures plenty of snow in the south and southeast of the country in the first days of December. Permanent frost will follow at the weekend.
Update from December 1, 2023, 7:01 a.m.: During the night there was snow and ice in many places. The traffic situation remained largely relaxed. “There are wintry road conditions, but no chaos,” said a spokesman for the situation center in Saxony. In Thuringia too, apart from a few broken down trucks, there are hardly any weather-related accidents. The Brandenburg situation center presents the situation in a similar way: “The main streets and motorways have all been cleared, we have a few metal accidents on the side streets, but nothing out of the ordinary.” For In North Hesse, the DWD renewed the warning about slippery conditions on Friday morning (December 1st).t – Drivers should be careful.
Relaxed traffic situation in Bavaria too: “It’s slippery, but we don’t have any accidents”
The night in Bavaria was similar. There were comparatively few accidents in both southern and northern Upper Bavaria, depending on the weather. This was announced by the respective police headquarters. “It’s slippery, but we don’t have any accidents,” said a police spokesman in Upper Palatinate. It snowed heavily at night in Bavaria. It is expected to continue snowing throughout Friday.
On the other hand, the snowfall in the northeast of the country will initially come to an end. There will be “permanent frost and maximum values between minus three and minus four degrees,” said a meteorologist from the DWD on Friday morning. There is expected to be further snowfall in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria during the day. It is a little warmer here in places, up to two degrees possible. “At the very edge of the Alps, the precipitation can also fall as rain,” said the meteorologist. There are also snow showers in the coastal area today.
Frost and slippery conditions in Germany: Official slippery weather warnings remain
Severe slipperiness is still not ruled out. The DWD meteorologist explains: “Freezing moisture is still an issue across large areas in Germany.” There is an official ice warning issued almost throughout the country DWD. This is valid until 12 p.m. In the south there may be rain with black ice. There is an official warning of severe frost in the north of the country. When the snow clears, values of -8 to -12 degrees are possible.
It will be cold and frosty across the country this weekend. Snow then only occurs sporadically. “Permanent frost is becoming a widespread issue. During the day it is only frost-free on the coasts, along the Upper Rhine and in southern parts of Bavaria,” said the meteorologist.
First report from November 30th, 1:48 p.m.: Kassel – There hasn’t been a white Christmas for several years. Statistically there is Snow on public holidays only every ten years. And also This year it is still up in the air as to whether we will see white landscapes on Christmas Eve becomes.
But one thing is already certain. Parts of the country are already seeing lots of snowflakes in the first few days of December. What Ski fans will be particularly pleased. But these could also cause chaos on the streets.
Ice cold temperatures at night: -20.4 degrees in Itzehoe
Meteorologist Daniel Jung, among others, will report on the weather for the next few days wetter.net. Ice-cold temperatures were recorded in places last night. In Itzehoe it was possible to measure -16.3 degrees at a height of two meters. In Ostenfeld it was -20.4 degrees above the snow cover, measured five centimeters above the ground. At altitudes of 5500 meters, the temperature is currently between -36 degrees and -40 degrees Celsius. This leads to cool temperatures on the ground and creates permanent frost. It can get as cold as -10 degrees at night, and even as cold as -20 degrees above the snow cover.
Snow and freezing rain: “a real snow chaos”
Temperatures below zero often mean snow. There is already heavy snowfall in the Rhine-Main area on the night of December 1st, which could lead to a tense situation on the roads. Weather expert Jung also says: “We can expect considerable slippery roads during rush hour traffic.”
It will also snow in places in Hesse, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg on Friday night.
As the morning progresses, the snowfall will spread further towards the southeast. A 5b-like weather situation ensures the abundance of precipitation in the region. There could be “real snow chaos” in the southeast of the country, explains Jung. Especially in the south and southeast there may still be sleet and freezing rain on Friday night; temperatures here will be even higher at times. During Friday it will snow here too. There could be 20 – 30 cm of fresh snow, south of the Danube even 40 – 50 cm is possible.
What is a 5b weather situation (or also called Vb weather situation)
The term describes the path of a low from the Gulf of Genoa via Austria, to the Czech Republic and Poland. The special feature is that these weather events are associated with larger amounts of precipitation, especially in the southeastern half of Germany, in Poland, the Czech Republic, as well as in parts of Austria and northern Italy. This precipitation is increased by an accumulation of mountains, such as the Erzgebirge or the Alps. Vb weather conditions have been responsible for major floods several times, especially in summer. In winter, however, the amounts of precipitation are much more harmless.
(Source: dwd.de)
Warning of slippery conditions also at the weekend: Baden-Württemberg is particularly affected
There is also a risk of slippery roads on the weekend. He warns against this German Weather Service (DWD). Saturday and the region in southeastern Baden-Württemberg are particularly affected. However, caution is also advised on Sunday night. “Where the snow melts, freezing water must be expected at night,” explains a DWD spokesman. This is particularly the case where temperatures climb above zero during the day and are below freezing at night. The regions affected are mainly Upper Swabia, Upper Rhine, Neckar and Kraichgau.
Winter conditions will remain in Germany for at least another week. However, this weather situation could change again after St. Nicholas. Because then, as several weather models show, slightly milder temperatures will return, especially in the southwest of the country. We will probably have to be patient for more precise forecasts.