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Slippery roads cause several accidents

Snow and freezing rain resulted in more than 80 car accidents in northern Germany, leaving three people slightly injured people, but causing no fatalities.

Published: 23 December 2012 11:45 CET
Slippery roads cause several accidents
Photo: DPA

Extremely slick roads in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein made for treacherous driving conditions early Sunday, with one accident resulting in a 14-car pile up. Several motorways were closed, at least one for nearly five hours due to the icy conditions.

Some pedestrians fared no better, with the fire department reporting that four people in Hamburg had to be taken to hospital after slipping on icy sidewalks.

Hamburg transportation officials said they had 110 trucks working the roads.

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The freezing rain is unlikely to change to snow, as the German Weather Service is forecasting a wet, not a white, Christmas, with high temperatures between seven and 13 degrees on Christmas Day.

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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.

Published: 26 April 2024 16:56 CEST
'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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