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Wintry weather could bring white Christmas

A blast of Polar air from Russia expected to cause temperatures to drop over the holidays has improved the chances for a white Christmas in some parts of Germany, according to the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach.

Wintry weather could bring white Christmas
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But December has one more warm day in store for the country on Tuesday, as the mercury will climb to a mild eight degrees Celsius (46.4 Fahrenheit) in the northwest. It will hit three degrees Celsius in the northeast and the eastern part of the country will see some scattered rain showers.

Snow is expected across the eastern part of the country, as well as in the low mountain range and in parts of the Alps, on Christmas Eve. But temperatures should reach between two and seven degrees in the north and west, meaning wetter weather will dominate. Thermometers in the south and east will stay stuck closer to zero.

Christmas Day will be mainly dry and cloudy across most of Germany, but the deep southeast could still see some snow. The a new low pressure system will cause temperatures to sink below zero on Thursday night.

Cloudy but dry weather is anticipated for Boxing Day. Frosty temperatures will dominate in the south and east with highs of only minus one and minus five degrees Celsius.

With heavier clouds moving southeast, the chances of regional light snow will increase. Temperatures in the north and northwest, however, might be just high enough to make rain into snow.

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‘Turbo spring’: Germany to see temperatures above 25C

Germany is set for a blast of warm weather in the coming week as the colder spell eases off.

'Turbo spring': Germany to see temperatures above 25C

“The late winter weather of the past few days with frost and snow is a thing of the past for the time being, and spring will kick into turbo gear over the next few days,” said meteorologist Adrian Leyser from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday.

Temperatures are expected to rise sharply over the weekend with plenty of sunshine, forecasters said. In Germany anything above 25C is classed as a summer day. “The summer mark of 25C will be cracked regionally as early as Sunday,” said Leyser.

It comes as snow and hail hit Germany last week, and temperatures fell below freezing in some places.

But showers and thunderstorms are still possible in the west and north of Germany. Maximum temperatures there are expected to reach around 20C. 

According to the DWD, spring will get a little damper on Monday, with a few rain spells.  “However, the next low pressure system over Western Europe is preparing to turn on the warm air jet again from Tuesday,” said the meteorologist.

On Wednesday – which is a public holiday across Germany for International Workers’ Day – temperatures could soar nearer 30C. 

“In the south and east, we are even approaching the 30C mark,” said Leyser. However, the weather will remain “susceptible to disruption”, said Leyser, especially in the west where there is a risk of isolated and sometimes severe thunderstorms.

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