Frost, snow and very cold rain can damage the roads inside Hesse very slippery for drivers in the coming days. The German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach predicted one to three centimeters of fresh snow overnight. In traffic jams, up to five centimeters of snow can fall, which can later turn into very cold rain. Therefore, there is a risk of slipping on roads and sidewalks.
This became clear as the day progressed Weather initially sunny with increasingly dense clouds, and still no precipitation. In the afternoon snow will fall from the west. The maximum value reaches minus 1 to plus 2 degrees, in the mountains around minus 3 degrees. Moderate winds, strong gusts to hurricanes are expected in the mountains and on their northern edge.
Caution is advised on the roads Monday evening. Snow fell in many places until around midnight, sometimes turning to freezing rain with the risk of black ice forming, with temperatures as low as 0 to minus 5 degrees. During the day there will be occasional rain, in the highlands there will be hail or snow. In some low mountain valleys, freezing rain cannot be ruled out. The maximum temperature is 3 to 6 degrees and in the higher mountains it is 1 degree.
Even on Tuesday night it will still be very cloudy and there will be rain in several areas, as well as snow in the highlands, and there is a risk of slippery conditions with temperatures as low as 3 to 1 degree and minus 1 degree in higher mountain areas. Thick cloud cover, rain and sleet and snow in the mountains will continue during the day on Tuesday. Temperatures reach 2 to 6 degrees and 0 degrees in the higher mountains.
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