German Weather Service: The first snowflakes are expected Monday morning

The first snow will soon fall in the Alps and on the low mountain plateaus. The reason is the influx of arctic air.

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Snow on Monday: “You don’t need to be a prophet to predict that pictures of the first snow will circulate,” said meteorologist Martin Jonas.
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The German Weather Service (DWD) has announced the first snowflakes in Germany on Monday morning. For Alps and this is common in highlands in low mountains. “You don’t need to be a prophet to predict that images of the first snow will circulate,” meteorologist Martin Jonas told news agency dpa. The cause of the weather change is arctic air flowing towards Germany.

Before that, it was still there Weather split in half on Sunday. Although the southern region is mostly dry and the sun comes out at certain times, it rains in the northern region. Rainfall spread throughout the day into the middle.

In the evening the weather in the North Sea will be a little more friendly, but it will rain again later. Strong winds and storms are expected on the coast. On Monday night there will be heavy rain in the south and snow in the mountains.