Winter warning! Snowwold rolls over Germany - up to 30 cm of snow expected!

Germany faces a winter weather conditions that could have a significant impact on traffic and everyday life in the coming days. Meteorologists warn of strong snowfalls, ice rain and smoothness that are caused by an air mass limit. This weather situation begins to spread through the Federal Republic from Wednesday evening (08/08/2025).

The state center and numerous regions in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt are particularly affected. In higher altitudes, especially in the Thuringian Forest and in the Rothaar Mountains, fresh snow is expected of up to 10 cm. In the night of Thursday, the snowfalls could spread further and lead to snow in deeper locations, which increases the risk of slipping.

expected amounts of snow and warnings

The forecasts indicate that on Thursday (09.01.2025) shower -like snowfalls are expected in both higher and lower locations. The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued warnings of the risk of slipping and recommends adapting the behavior in road traffic to the weather. In various counties, the warning stage proved to be necessary, which is particularly true for the following regions:

• Sachsen-Anhalt: Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Börde district, Harz district (lowland and mountain country)
• Niedersachsen: District of Schaumburg, Hannover region, Celle, City of Braunschweig, City of Wolfsburg
• North Rhine-Westphalia: Minden-Lübbecke district, city of Bielefeld, City of Hagen
• Hessen: Kreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, district and city of Kassel

"The weather situation not only brings snowfall, but also the risk of lightning ice and dangerous smoothness," reported the . Especially from Thursday morning, the requirements for road traffic safety will be significantly increased, which can make public transport and travel uncomfortable to dangerous.

In addition, it is forecast that up to 30 cm of snow could fall in low mountain ranges and in southeast of Germany, including Rhineland-Palatinate and Bavaria. Winter is expected to continue, which means that the snow cover could remain until the weekend, as well as news.de