Winterchaos in Bavaria: snow, frost and smoothness bring danger!

In Bavaria, a winter slump is currently being registered with strong snowfalls and icy temperatures. On January 2, 2025, snowfalls were expected, especially in the south, around Munich and in Franconia. The German Weather Service (DWD) announced continuing snowfall in the region around Nuremberg and Erlangen by the evening. According to forecasts, up to 10 cm of fresh snow should fall in Munich, while the Alps can expect up to 30 cm and the Allgäu Alps can even expect up to 35 cm of snow. The temperatures were initially +4 degrees, but fell in higher altitudes below 0 degrees.

The winds were strong on the morning of January 2, but declined during the day. For Nuremberg, Bamberg and Roth, the DWD gave out a warning of a light snowfall with quantities between 1 cm and 5 cm. Already on January 1, 2025, the warnings for all counties in Bavaria started, with special warnings for Munich and other counties. According to the precipitation radar, the snowfalls in Bavaria last until the night of Friday, such as the Merkur reported.

warnings and accidents due to smoothness

On January 3, 2025, the DWD put another warning of smoothness and frost throughout Bavaria. The temperatures fell in Munich and on the edge of the Alps on strict frost from -10 to -15 degrees, locally even up to -18 degrees. Several counties, including Munich, Miesbach and Rosenheim, are particularly affected. In addition, a warning in front of black ice for large parts of Bavaria was published from Sunday morning, with the exception of the northwest.

in Upper Bavaria, an accident occurred on January 3. in which an Intercity train collided with a car that had slipped onto the tracks. The DWD also determines an increased avalanche risk in the Allgäu Alps with warning levels of two to three, and in other places there was easy frosts in the mountains and snow showers in the Alps. Already on January 2, 2025, numerous accidents were recorded in Upper Franconia due to smoothness, where truck got stuck and injured in the Fichtelgebirge. In many parts of Bavaria, fresh snow between 10 and 35 centimeters were predicted, such as the Frankfurter Neue Presse reported.