Snow chaos in the southwest: black ice and storm warning for RLP and BAWÜ!

On January 4, 2025, the German Weather Service warns of snow and smoothness in Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP) and Baden-Württemberg (BAWÜ). These warnings are particularly important for the night and the coming morning, since the Ministry of the Interior asks RLP to do car rides only if they are inevitable. It is also advisable to take appropriate winter equipment. For travelers, in particular passengers from Frankfurt, it is recommended to plan enough time for arrival and to check the flight information online, as this could occur due to the weather conditions.

like dasding.de shows an interactive map which cities in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg are affected by the current warnings. A transition to rain is expected in the night of Sunday, while in the higher locations and especially in the Westerwald and in the Taunus with smoothness must be expected. Those affected should adapt to locally limited, storm -like developments due to a stronger ice base.

weather warning in detail

In another report on the weather in Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland on January 4, 2025 at 8:28 p.m., the upcoming weather changes were pointed out. The weather service describes that on Sunday night a snow event with 1 to 3 cm of fresh snow, locally up to 5 cm, it can quickly pass into freezing rain. In high areas, strong to stormy gusts with speeds between 55 and 70 km/h from southwest are expected. An update of the warning position is to take place on January 5, 2025 at 4:30 a.m., as wetterkontor.de reported In addition, a tragic bus accident was reported in Norway, in which several people were killed and many more were injured. Due to the bad weather conditions, the bus fell into a lake, and many of the passengers were foreign tourists. The authority warns of exercising special caution in view of the current weather conditions.