Overview
- Germany’s weather service has posted Yellow frost warnings for most regions, with lows down to around −12°C in parts of Bavaria and mountain wind alerts in the Erzgebirge where gusts can reach about 85 km/h.
- Forecasts call for largely dry, sunny days and valley fog or low cloud in places, with daytime temperatures near 0 to 7°C and locally up to 11°C in Alpine areas under föhn.
- Nighttime frost is widespread at −5 to −10°C in many areas, and freezing fog and rime continue to create glätte hazards on roads, including a 19‑vehicle pileup reported on the A42 in NRW.
- The east and southeast are coldest while some western and coastal areas stay milder by day, and forecasters expect the calm but colder pattern to persist through midweek with patchy clouds edging into the west later.
- Some model runs suggest a late‑January setup that could bring local snowfall if moisture reaches the cold air, but forecasters emphasize that this scenario remains uncertain.