Overview
- An expansive high-pressure system is blocking Atlantic lows, sustaining inversion conditions with dull lowland fog and sunshine mainly in higher terrain.
- Weekend highs generally reach 6–11 °C, with parts of the west expected to climb to about 13–15 °C early next week, while frost remains mostly confined to clear southern valleys.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst highlights localized hazards such as persistent fog and icy patches, after a recent level‑1 slipperiness warning in southern Bavaria.
- Meteorologists say white Christmas conditions are very unlikely in the lowlands, though some model runs leave a limited chance for snow in higher elevations near the holidays.
- December 2025 is tracking among the warmest on record since 1881, straining winter-sport areas and even prompting early pollen reports in some western regions.