In western Germany, several centimeters of fresh snow fell within a short period of time on the 800 meter high Erbeskopf in Hunsrück in the afternoon. The winter service arrived and the weather calmed down again by late afternoon.

Cold snap across Germany

The Cold weather will continue to have a firm grip on Germany over the next few days have. The snow line will drop to 500 meters late Wednesday evening. Up to one meter of fresh snow will fall in the Alps and low mountain ranges. It will also get really cold over the weekend: up to -13 degrees at night is possible in the south of Germany.