Overview
- The DWD confirms a broad Saharan dust field moving into western and central Germany from Friday, likely producing milky skies and striking sunrises and sunsets through the weekend.
- High pressure named JANNIS will hold the air mass in place and limit mixing, allowing dust and local pollutants to linger and temporarily degrade air quality, with sensitive people advised to ease strenuous outdoor activity.
- Experts estimate total dust over Germany in the atmospheric column at tens of thousands to a few hundred thousand tonnes, with most of it 2–5 km aloft, dry deposition expected at the surface, and localized washout possible where light rain occurs in the north on Saturday.
- Forecasters expect warm, dry spring weather with daytime highs broadly around 15–21°C, while the DWD has issued overnight frost and dense fog advisories for hundreds of districts into Friday morning.
- Authorities note rising secondary risks from the persistent dryness, including a medium forest‑fire danger in parts of Saxony over the weekend and guidance for caution in wooded areas.