Winter weather in autumn: Sign in Saxony temperatures have plummeted. Although, according to the German Weather Service, there has been no record low temperature in November, the thermometer in Fichtelberg showed minus 9 degrees Celsius on Saturday evening. In the lowlands the temperature is minus 2 to minus 5 degrees.
Nighttime temperatures are minus 10 degrees and a little more
On Sunday night, temperatures of up to minus 10 degrees and slightly higher are expected. Then meteorologists were already talking about severe frosts. Even during the day, temperatures should be just above freezing.
According to Robert Noth, meteorologist at the German Weather Service in Leipzig, the weather was “a bit too cold for November” at the weekend. There was ten centimeters of snow on Fichtelberg, the highest elevation in Saxony at 1,215 metres. Travelers can expect plenty of sunshine on both days of the weekend.
Polar air causes frost on starry nights
According to experts, the current one Weather caused by areas of high pressure. This usually happens in winter. In addition, arctic air flows into the local area. Cold air masses from Northern Europe can cool most of the night if the sky is clear. “That’s why it gets so cold.”
But there were already signs of a change in the weather on Monday evening. This may make it difficult for car and truck drivers in morning rush hour traffic. The low pressure area is expected to bring rain in the second half of the night. “Because it was so cold earlier, not only will it rain, but it will most likely snow,” said meteorologist Noth, providing the forecast. As a result, road conditions are expected to be slippery on Monday morning due to very wet road conditions.
Temperatures will return to the positive range on Monday
However, this difficult condition will only last for a short time. Saxony is hoping for cooler air. On Monday the snow in the lowlands is expected to melt at 3 to 6 degrees. Weather experts’ forecasts don’t sound promising. “Everything is going to be very gray and muddy. The weather is trending toward cool autumn weather: changeable, lots of clouds, temperatures of three to five degrees, gray and occasional rain. So it’s more of a bad weather.”
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