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Germany’s misty and frosty weekend in pictures

The warm weather was swept aside this weekend, bringing in chilly, clear skies and beautiful frost.

Published: 28 November 2016 15:51 CET
Germany's misty and frosty weekend in pictures
Frosts covered Germany on Monday morning. Photo: DPA

The unseasonably warm weather of last week, which saw a high of 22 degrees Celsius in Rosenheim, Bavaria on November 21st, came to an end over the weekend.

Although there was no new snow, temperatures dropped into single digits, ushering in heavy frosts.

The DWD (German Weather Service) correctly predicted the temperatures as “glühweintauglich” (mulled-wine-appropriate), conveniently coinciding with the first weekends of many Christmas markets across Germany.

Sunday also saw swathes of mist descending throughout the country. One Instagram user captured the New Town Hall in Hannover, shrouded in the mist.

 

A photo posted by @romek1959 (@romek1959) on Nov 27, 2016 at 5:26am PST

Instagram user Lars Hoffmann also snapped this misty shot of Bärenstein Castle in the East Ore Mountains (Osterzgebirge) in Saxony on Sunday.

Whilst in Bavaria, this photographer captured the light on the Bavarian Alps near Allgäu.

The cold spell continued into the new week, and Federico Gambarini photographed these two walkers in the frost near Cologne on Monday morning.

Photo: DPA

The subzero morning temperatures saw a frost across the country, here crystallising a leaf in a courtyard in the town of Sehnde, Lower Saxony.

Photo: DPA

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Federico Gambarini also took advantage of the morning frost, capturing this frosted leaf and berry.

Photo: DPA

silvio2706 got out early to shoot the morning sunrise near Meiningen in Thuringia.

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A photo posted by Silvio (@silvio2706) on Nov 28, 2016 at 3:00am PST

In the Alfter district of North Rhine-Westphalia, a few kilometres west of Bonn, people woke instead on Monday morning to a heavy mist and frost, captured here by Instagram user fuerstinsabine. 

 

A photo posted by @fuerstinsabine on Nov 28, 2016 at 3:21am PST

It was not crisp and dry in all of Germany, however. In Wismar, on the Baltic coast in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, strong winds caused floods, resulting in this junction being submerged in the harbour town.

Photo: DPA

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The colder weather is set to continue through to the end of November.

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More rain forecast as storms hit western Germany

Severe storms and heavy rain affected parts of Germany on Thursday, creating disruptions. More rain is forecast on Friday but weather warnings have been lifted.

Published: 3 May 2024 09:53 CEST
More rain forecast as storms hit western Germany

Major storms hit western Germany on Thursday, causing travel disruption and flooding. 

In parts of Baden-Württemberg, streets were flooded and rivers swelled. Bisingen, southwest of Tübingen, was particularly hard hit, with cellars and streets plunged under water.

Police said there was also traffic disruption. In Baden-Württemberg’s state capital Stuttgart, severe storms and lightning caused issues and some roads were closed.

A lightning strike in the Sigmaringen area resulted in a broken signal box on the railway line. According to Deutsche Bahn, no train journeys were possible in the region in the early evening with several delays and cancellations.

Other states were also affected.

There were around 300 relief operations in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate, which was hit by the 2021 deadly flood disaster.

Police said no-on was injured, although basements and streets were flooded. The water levels of the Ahr were being closely monitored.

Emergency services in Bisingen on Thursday.

Emergency services in Bisingen on Thursday. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Silas Stein

In Trier, too, streets were flooded after heavy rain and there were hailstorms. The Koblenz police headquarters reported fallen trees. Significant property damage due to full cellars and flooded streets was also reported in some areas. 

Heavy showers also fell in Hesse, accompanied by thunder storms. In Frankfurt, according to the fire department, the heavy rain caused water to enter the Bethanien Hospital and even reach the intensive care unit of the clinic.

“We were able to contain the damage relatively quickly and prevent it from spreading,” said fire department spokesman Thorben Schemmel, adding that no patients were affected.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the Eifel region was particularly affected, with reports of flooded streets after heavy rain and hailstorms.

North Rhine-Westphalia also saw storms late in the afternoon on Thursday. 

The German Weather Service (DWD) said it expected some heavy rain and hail in parts of the country on Friday – particularly in the west – and at the weekend but warnings of severe weather have been lifted. 

The DWD said there could still be one or two strong thunderstorms in the northeast on Friday. However, it will be a significantly quieter day compared to Thursday. Temperatures of up to 25C can be expected.

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