Weather - Snow then warm again - further problems with the railroads
Before the snowfall in the country takes a break for the time being, road users in particular will have to prepare for icy conditions in some places on Wednesday. The German Weather Service in Stuttgart is expecting sleet or snow, especially at medium and higher altitudes, i.e. above around 400 meters. By the evening, 10 to 15 centimetres of fresh snow could fall in the higher mountain regions. Above 800 meters, there should also be snow drifts due to strong winds and squalls. In the rest of the country, rain was forecast again and again on Wednesday.
According to Deutsche Bahn, the snowfall since the weekend continued to cause severe disruption to train services in the southwest. Many ICE connections, for example between Stuttgart and Munich, were also canceled on Wednesday. The company expected disruptions to continue throughout the south-east of the country until at least Thursday.
Only a few trains were running on regional services between Ulm, Friedrichshafen and Lindau (Bavaria) because only diesel trains were able to run on the line due to damage to the overhead lines. According to the railroad company, however, there are only a few diesel-powered vehicles in the region.
Passengers on the Black Forest Railway between Karlsruhe and Constance once again had to change to buses. Replacement buses were also in use from Singen (Hohentwiel) to Constance on Wednesday.
The German Weather Service generally expected the snowfall to subside. On Thursday, after fog, it will be widely clear and the sun is expected to shine through the clouds from time to time. On the Danube, it may remain cloudy all day due to the fog. Minus degrees on the Danube, up to four degrees in the Rhine valley. Towards the weekend, it should become significantly warmer, around three degrees in Upper Swabia and up to eleven degrees on the Rhine.
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- Despite the weekend's snowfall bringing constancy to Baden-Württemberg's weather, road users should still prepare for icy conditions on Wednesday.
- The DWD in Stuttgart predicts sleet or snow, especially at medium and higher altitudes, potentially leading to 10-15 centimeters of fresh snow in higher mountain regions by evening.
- The snowfall continues to cause major disruptions to train services in the southwest, with many ICE connections between Stuttgart and Munich canceled on Wednesday.
- Passengers on the Black Forest Railway between Karlsruhe and Constance have once again been forced to switch to buses due to weather-related issues.
- Traffic in the mountain country may be affected by snow drifts due to strong winds and squalls above 800 meters, as forecasted by the DWD.
- The German Weather Service expects the snowfall to decrease by Thursday, with clear skies and sunny intervals predicted, although it may remain cloudy on the Danube due to fog.
Source: www.stern.de
