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Germany’s Warm Spell Ends as Polar Front Drives Frost and Mountain Snow

With models split on the cold’s reach, DWD flags changing local hazards.

Overview

  • After highs near 20–22 °C in the south, a marked cooldown pushes in from the north this weekend, leaving the north wet and cool while the south stays briefly mild.
  • By Monday, colder air spreads broadly with daytime highs mostly 2–8 °C next week and widespread night frost increasingly likely.
  • Snow is expected chiefly in higher terrain: about 5–10 cm in central uplands and locally 10–20 cm on Alpine peaks as snow levels fall toward 600–800 meters.
  • DWD highlights fog with poor visibility and strong gusts over ridges and Alpine zones; slippery roads are a risk where rain turns to snow or refreezes.
  • Forecasters note significant model divergence on lowland snowfall and duration of the cold, with some runs showing brief flurries around 20–21 November that remain uncertain.