Prospects - After icy conditions, thaw increases the risk of flooding
Caution is advised at the weekend due to icy conditions caused by freezing rain or snow. It rains and thaws at the beginning of the week - the risk of flooding increases.
A storm depression will arrive on Saturday, explained Marco Manitta from the weather forecast center of the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach on Friday. The area of precipitation will reach the west of the country around noon and by the evening it will extend to the center. "This time it's only rain, because with the strongly freshening south to south-westerly wind, temperatures will rise to between five and ten degrees," said the meteorologist.
In the night to Sunday, the precipitation will also reach the east, followed by showers from the west. There is a risk of freezing rain in some valleys in the eastern low mountain ranges with temperatures around zero degrees. Otherwise, it will remain frost-free in many places with lows between nine and three degrees. "Wind, rain and positive temperatures will cause the snow cover to start melting at higher altitudes," says Manitta.
The thaw will continue on Sunday and early next week. Several areas of precipitation will cross Germany under the influence of low pressure, with strong to stormy westerly winds and mild temperatures between 6 and 13 degrees. Even at night, it will remain frost-free everywhere. Rain and melting snow will cause many rivers and streams to swell, especially in southern Germany.
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- Marco Manitta from the DWD in Offenbach warned about the risk of freezing rain in some valleys in the eastern low mountain ranges on Saturday night, as the thaw continues.
- Despite the icy conditions caused by freezing rain or snow over the weekend, Manitta anticipates that the Flood risk will increase significantly due to the thaw and Rain during the beginning of the week.
- The smooth weather forecast of Marco Manitta from the DWD suggested that with the strongly freshening south to south-westerly wind, temperatures will rise, reducing the risk of ice on Sunday.
- During the weekend, Caution is advised due to the icy conditions caused by freezing rain or snow, but according to Manitta, on Sunday, it will remain frost-free in many places with lows between nine and three degrees.
- The German Weather Service (DWD) issued a warning for Flood risk in southern Germany, as Rain and melting snow will cause many rivers and streams to swell in the afternoon on Sunday.
Source: www.stern.de
