Germany: Pattern change to ease warmth as 2017 kicks off

By Jordan Root, AccuWeather meteorologist

December 29,2016, 10:24:24AM,EST

 

 

A change in the weather pattern will ease the recent warmth across Germany with temperatures returning to normal into the new year.
A persistent area of high pressure over the region will begin to weaken and move away through the weekend, allowing chillier air to seep in from the north.
Since Sunday, high temperatures have been largely 4 to 8 C (10 to 15 F) above normal each day across most of Germany, including in Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg.
This will change over the next few days as daytime highs return to normal heading into the new year. Low temperatures will return to near or below freezing.
High pressure should hold on long enough to keep most of Germany dry heading into Sunday.

“New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day look to be largely dry across Germany, which will work out well for those partaking in celebrations,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Danny Pydynowski said.
While 2016 will end on a dry note, a period of unsettled weather is expected to move in for the first couple of days and nights of 2017.
“A cold front will dive in from the north late Sunday and will bring a few showers lasting into Monday,” Pydynowski said.
The cold front will also help spread chillier air across the country heading into early next week. This should allow some snow to mix with the rain across the higher ground of central and southern Germany later Monday.
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A chilly breeze will follow the front and will make it feel much colder.
It is possible that showers will linger into the middle of the week, but this will ultimately depend on the track of a low pressure system cutting across Scandinavia.
If it tracks farther north, then Germany may turn on Tuesday and Wednesday. Regardless, temperatures are not expected to rise during this time.