Danger from frost and smoothness: weather warning for Rhein-Main and North Hesse!
Danger from frost and smoothness: weather warning for Rhein-Main and North Hesse!
In the Rhine-Main area, the situation is tense on January 11, 2025. The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of dangerous road conditions caused by frost and smoothness. These warnings apply until at least Friday, 10 a.m. Numerous cities and counties are affected, including Frankfurt, Offenbach and the Wetterau.
Already on Thursday, January 9th, maximum temperatures between 2 degrees in the north and up to 10 degrees in the south were measured. In the night of Friday there are isolated snow showers possible, while the temperatures are still between 0 and -5 degrees. The weekend usually brings cloudy weather with temperatures between 1 and 3 degrees. A light permanent frost in the mountains is also expected here, which can amount to -2 degrees. This information was provided by the Frankfurter Neue Presse
special warnings in North Hesse
in North Hesse, especially in the Kassel region, a similar warning situation applies. The DWD not only announced frost and smoothness, but also snowfall. Snow quantities of up to 10 cm can be expected in staples, while a maximum of 5 cm of snow will remain in the lowlands. The warnings here apply until Thursday morning, which means that drivers should be particularly careful. The city of Kassel and the districts of Waldeck-Frankenberg and Schwalm-Eder are located under the warning of the DWD, such as the reported.
In addition, the DWD warns of storm gusts of warning level 2, which can uproot the trees and damage roofs. On Thursday, reports about fallen trees in Darmstadt-Dieburg, where a tree blocked a street and damaged a car, were already unharmed. The dangers from the weather are still high and changes to the warnings are possible at any time.
forecast and current situation
The current weather conditions are characterized by a polar air under high pressure, which brings frost and smoothness in the middle and in northern Germany. According to the report of Weatherfahren can be expected easier to moderate frost in the night. In the Ore Mountains, fresh snow is expected. During the day, showers can appear in the east of Germany. It is also expected to be stormy on the Baltic Sea, whereby gusts up to strength 10 can be achieved.
For drivers and pedestrians, it is advised to be particularly careful. The winter conditions can bring additional dangers through freezing moisture, ripe or low snow.
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