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Russian cold front heading for Berlin with temperatures down to -10C

The mercury is about to drop once again in Berlin and surrounding east Germany, bringing temperatures down to as low as -10C, meteorologists said on Monday.

Published: 6 February 2017 12:37 CET
Russian cold front heading for Berlin with temperatures down to -10C
A tourist bundled up outside Berlin's Charlottenburg Palace. Photo: DPA.

“It’s coming slowly from Russia and Poland, but it’s certainly a cold air front,” meteorologist Jörg Riemann from Meteogroup told Tagesspiegel. “It will have reached Berlin by Monday.”

Riemann said that Tuesday night would see thermometer readings of down to -10C. And he would not rule out snow as the week gets colder.

The German Weather Service (DWD) also predicts temperatures of -8C as of early Wednesday morning in Berlin.

On Tuesday the eastern alpine areas could see snow, said DWD, and there could be frost in the northeast.

The eastern areas outside of the capital city are also set to feel a cold snap, with Leipzig and Dresden expected to experience temperatures of -7C and -8C, respectively, on Wednesday.

The Harz mountain area in Saxony-Anhalt is set to shiver with -11C predicted for Wednesday morning, according to DWD.

By Thursday, things will be even frostier, down to -9C in Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden, while further northwest Hamburg, Rostock and Bremen will have to bundle up for -7C weather. In Hanover, it will be down to -8C.

Prediction for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:

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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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