Overview
- The DWD forecasts a broad warm surge under high pressure, with highs around 13–21 degrees through Friday and locally up to 22–23 degrees in the southwest, alongside mostly dry, sunny spells.
- Hydrology services report receding river levels after earlier peaks, with some Bavarian gauges having reached warning stage 3 and localized flooding still noted but trending downward.
- Bavaria’s avalanche service keeps the danger at considerable to large in higher Alpine terrain due to recent snow and thaw, with a gradual decline expected as calm conditions persist.
- The preceding severe phase brought 40–80 liters of precipitation per square meter in 36 hours, up to 30–40 centimeters of new snow at elevation, and 80–100 km/h gusts, prompting DWD red alerts in parts of eastern Bavaria.
- A cooler, wetter shift arrives over the weekend; outlooks for early March differ, with some meteorologists flagging a possible late cold snap and others expecting the mild pattern to continue.