Winter is approaching
The weather will take a stormy, wet ride in the coming week. Snow is on the horizon in the mountains, but the sun will also make an appearance from time to time. Winter could finally get serious at the weekend.
The current wild back and forth in the weather is not only continuing, it's getting even wilder. Large and sometimes very strong lows are wrestling with increasingly strong areas of high pressure. This is a small indication that a cold, wintry weather situation with an area of high pressure is no longer unlikely and that the weather situation in Europe is tending to slip into winter mode. However, this does not happen in a linear fashion, but with ups and downs that bring us rain, snow, storms and occasionally a little more sunshine.
But not everywhere in Europe is so turbulent. In the south-west of the continent it remains calm and warm, while in the north it is permanently wintry. However, it will be critical or even dangerous from time to time in central southern Europe. The advances of cold air will slide towards Italy, where powerful lows with severe weather potential will form. Details about the intensity and trajectories are not yet clear.
The many full rivers are a problem in this country. The flood situation remains tense. There is further rainfall and currently massive thawing up to high altitudes. Nevertheless, there is no sign of extreme flooding, as there are occasional breaks in the rain and it is temporarily so cold that the precipitation in the mountains is trapped as snow. However, a completely dry situation is not in sight either, which means that water levels will remain high.
Major rivers such as the Danube, Rhine and Moselle will peak on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. There are signs of relief in the middle of the week, but it is generally still very uncertain how much rain can fall and at what temperatures afterwards. This "easing" is therefore relative and we must continue to keep an eye on the situation. That brings us to the weather outlook.
Monday: The week gets off to a dingy start
The new week gets off to a changeable to wet start - once again. There is some rain in the north in particular. The sun is struggling. In the south, on the other hand, it will be dry more often and even quite sunny in the Alps. Highs will be between 8 and 13 degrees with a lot of wind.
Tuesday: The next change in the weather
It's often gray and wet again, with large amounts of rain in the south. Once again, be careful along streams and rivers. But there will be clearing from the north and the wind will shift to the northeast. This has consequences, because in the evening there will be snowflakes in heavy showers on the Baltic Sea and in the eastern mountains. The highs will be between 4 and 11 degrees.
Night to Wednesday: A small onset of winter
In the mountains, it will slowly become wintry again with snowfall down to lower altitudes. It remains to be seen how much snow will fall. There may also be flakes on the Baltic Sea. Either way, the issue of slippery conditions will also increase in the lowlands, as it will often be frosty. It looks set to be the coldest night of the season so far.
Wednesday: The sun will make an appearance from time to time
There will still be sleet here and there in the eastern mountains, but more snow than rain. In the Alps, it could even be wintry all day. From the northwest, new rain clouds from the coming warming will make themselves felt with a lot of wind, but in between it will be great! There will probably be plenty of sunshine in a wide strip from the west to the northeast. However, it will be chilly at -2 to +7 degrees, mostly around +4 degrees.
Thursday: Storms bring back mild, miserable weather
A storm depression centered in northern Germany will once again bring lots of clouds to us. The amount of rain is still very uncertain, but it will probably be wet and widespread. It will remain sunny in the south. At the transition between the two, it will be partly slippery with sleet or locally freezing rain. It will be much warmer with 3 to 13 degrees.
Friday: It will remain changeable
The back and forth continues. Friday will often be rainy, with only the southwest remaining drier from today's perspective. Highs at midday will be around 4 to 11 degrees. However, it will probably get cooler in the afternoon and snow will fall again in the mountains in the evening. On Saturday night, it may even snow down to low altitudes.
Weekend: Is winter getting serious?
The weekend will be super exciting, but the situation is still uncertain. The wintry air could really make itself felt for the first time. Repeated showers will slide across Germany from northwest to southeast, turning into sleet and snow along the way. It is still unclear where the boundary between cold and wet, gray-green and white, early winter weather will lie. In the mountains, however, it seems quite likely that the winter will last.
The extreme weather conditions forecasted for the weekend could see snowfall across various regions, making it an international weather event. In central southern Europe, the approaching cold air could lead to dangerous flooding situations due to melting snow and ongoing rainfall, highlighting the impacts of such extreme weather events.
Source: www.ntv.de
