Fog and frost give way to rain and mild air across Germany from 9 November

Heavy rain and gales in the south

Heavy rain is forecast for southern Germany from Monday, 9 November. The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) expects 30 to 40 litres of rain per square metre in the West and Upper Allgäu between Monday midday and Tuesday evening, with peaks around 50 litres in exposed areas. Rain is set to spread across all of southern Bavaria overnight into Tuesday, 10 November. On high Alpine peaks, gusts of up to 85 km/h are likely from Monday, and the DWD does not rule out severe gusts of up to 100 km/h on the highest summits. On Monday, temperatures are forecast at about 4 degrees in the Donauried and up to 10 degrees near the Alps.

Fog and night frost in the north and east

Fog is the main concern elsewhere as the week starts. On the nights leading into Monday and Tuesday, fog could cut visibility to under 150 metres, and roads may turn slippery from wet frost or hoar frost. The DWD forecasts minus 2 degrees in the eastern low mountain ranges on the night to Monday, 9 November. In Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, light frost is expected around Hoyerswerda and in the Erzgebirge on Monday morning, with highs of 5 to 10 degrees and 3 to 6 degrees in the mountainous areas. In Berlin and Brandenburg, highs reach 5 degrees in Berlin and up to 8 degrees in the Fläming, while the Uckermark may reach 2 degrees at most under low cloud. In Baden-Württemberg, frost is expected in places overnight, with highs of 5 to 12 degrees on Monday, the highest along the Hochrhein. Bremen and Lower Saxony begin the new week under grey skies and persistent fog.

Milder air arrives midweek

Low Pia, moving in from the Atlantic, brings a warm front across Bavaria from midday on Monday, 9 November. On Tuesday, 10 November, the north of Bavaria stays mostly dry, while the south is cloudy and rain falls at times. Wednesday, 11 November, brings rain at times and mild air from the Iberian Peninsula into western and southern Bavaria, with highs of 6 to 11 degrees and 11 to 15 degrees in parts of Swabia and Upper Bavaria.

In Baden-Württemberg, thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday, with highs up to 17 degrees in the Breisgau. In Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, the DWD expects stormy gusts on the Fichtelberg and the Brocken, with highs of 4 to 8 degrees across the three states.

Outlook through Thursday

Bavaria stays mostly grey on Thursday, 12 November, according to the forecast. In Berlin, highs of about 6 degrees are expected on Wednesday, 11 November, with cloud building and rain at times. In Baden-Württemberg, rain or showers are expected on the night to Thursday, with patchy fog forming in places. On the Feldberg, storm gusts are possible as the weather turns.