After frost and slipperiness in many parts of Germany during the week it will be much milder again for the weekend. In many places, mild and unstable autumn weather dominated the first Advent, the German Weather Service said. There is snow with the start of the meteorological winter beginning on 1 December therefore only on the highest mountains.

On Saturday, it should remain mostly cloudy to covered, it could rain in places. According to the weather service, it will only be sunny and dry for a long time in the Alps. The temperatures are predicted to be between 1 degree in the Bavarian Forest and 13 degrees on the Upper Rhine, with moderate to moderate wind. Especially in the western part of the country, gusts of winds can sometimes be strong or stormy, and squalls are possible on the mountains.

Smooth roads possible

In the night to Sunday should be spread from west to east dense clouds, at times it can rain. With temperatures between minus 3 degrees in the eastern and southeastern low mountain ranges and 9 degrees on the Lower Rhine, it can be smooth in some places. On Friday, smoothness in eastern Bavaria led to far more than 100 accidents, several people were injured.

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Weather on the weekend: Autumn goes into extra time

On the Zugspitze in Bavaria, the winter sports business has started later than planned on Friday. Three out of twelve slopes can be used by skiers and snowboarders in the ski area near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Last year's snow deposits provide the basis for this: "We live off the snow of yesterday," said Matthias Stauch, Commercial Director of the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn.

"Despite the madness summer is very much left over." In total, around 25 centimeters of snow are at the highest mountain in Germany (2962 meters). Warm Föhnwind had prevented a start of the season on November 16 at the Zugspitze. Only in a week should open on the Zugspitze more slopes, also at the Nebelhorn, the Fichtelberg and Reit im Winkl then skiing is possible.

On Sunday, the changeable weather with rather mild temperatures and rain. According to the weather service in the west occasional thunderstorms and storm gusts can occur. Also on Monday it remains cloudy and windy, the rain spreads more. The values ​​are between 9 degrees in the northeast and in the southeastern mountain country and 16 degrees on the Upper Rhine. In summits, heavy storm gusts are possible.