Overview
- The DWD maintains widespread frost alerts, including Warnstufe 2 for parts of eastern Bavaria, with night lows down to about −15 °C in the Bayerischer Wald.
- Localized ice hazards persist from rime, freezing moisture and fog, with reduced visibility and slippery roads in several regions.
- From Friday into Saturday, North Rhine-Westphalia faces increasing clouds with light rain or snow and a risk of freezing rain, heightening travel concerns.
- In the southwest, clouds thicken and Saturday brings periods of rain, freezing rain or snow, with snowfall likely in the Hochschwarzwald and ongoing glätte risk.
- Meteorologists are tracking a rapidly deepening Bay of Biscay/Mediterranean low that could spread broader snowfall from Sunday into Monday, but the track, amounts and impacts remain uncertain, including any commute disruptions.