Freezing rain and slippery conditions: weather chaos threatens NRW this weekend!

Freezing rain and slippery conditions: weather chaos threatens NRW this weekend!

Winter in North Rhine-Westphalia is just around the corner and brings with it life-threatening conditions! The German Weather Service (DWD) is urgently warning of dangerous freezing rain that is expected to move over large parts of the state from Friday night. According to an expert from wetter.net, the roads are at massive risk from freezing rain and stormy gusts in the mountains. These critical conditions could have devastating effects, particularly in mountainous areas and on the coasts, as temperatures could drop to as low as minus 5 degrees Celsius in the coming nights.

Critical weather situation for NRW

Rain is expected from the west as early as midnight, which will turn into snowfall in the mountains, leading to dangerously slippery roads. According to meteorologists, severe restrictions on road traffic are to be expected. The DWD classifies the danger situation as so serious that it speaks of a possible storm. People in the affected regions should avoid unnecessary time outdoors and driving. Slippery conditions caused by slush or freezing rain have been identified as a serious problem.

Weather conditions will begin to change as early as Friday after the calm days are over, and temperatures could rise to a balmy 3 to 8 degrees on Saturday. However, the warning about slippery and wintry road conditions remains in place. Meteorologist Dominik Jung emphasizes that the unstable and dangerous weather conditions are now taking over. The warning applies to areas from the Eifel via the Sauerland to East Westphalia and will last until midday. So if you're planning to be out and about this weekend, you should definitely pay attention to the weather forecasts, like this Soester Anzeiger reported. Those too Ruhr News warned of the extreme current weather conditions.