Germany: New year to bring unsettled weather

By Jordan Root, AccuWeather meteorologist

By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

January 1,2017, 11:06:16AM,EST

 

 

A pattern change will bring a turn to more unsettled weather across Germany through the first week of the new year.
A persistent area of high pressure over the region began to weaken and move away over the weekend, allowing more seasonable air to seep in from the north.
From Christmas weekend to the first half of last week, high temperatures were largely 4 to 8 C (10 to 15 F) above normal across most of Germany, including in Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg.
High temperatures over the weekend were lower, generally ranging from 2 to 7 C (35 to 44 F). However, temperatures struggled or failed to reach freezing where dense fog from the morning lingered into the afternoon.

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.
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The cold front will also help spread fresh chilly air across the country heading into early next week. This should allow some rain to mix with and change to light snow across portions of central and southern Germany. While most areas will see no accumulation, a light covering of snow can accumulate across the higher terrain of Saxony, Bavaria, Hessee, Thueringen and Baden-Wuertemberg.
A more unsettled weather pattern will follow for the rest of the first week of the new year as another cold front brings rain, snow and a gusty wind on Wednesday.