After warm and stormy weeks, the weather is now turning to wintry.
On Thursday there will be snow and sleet in the north-west and later also in the middle of Germany.
In the western low mountain ranges, it can snow for a long time, as the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Wednesday in Offenbach.
"In the case of heavy showers and especially in the mountains, a more or less thick layer of snow can form," said meteorologist Marco Manitta from the weather forecast center.
"So be careful when you're out there."
Most of the showers will subside on Friday night.
Only in the northwest are more showers moving inland from the North Sea, which fall as snow and make the roads slippery.
Otherwise it can come to slippery surfaces due to freezing wet conditions.
On Friday there will be further snow showers, especially in the north-west, west and on the edge of the Alps.
Snow will also fall in the rest of the country over the weekend.
The DWD then expects a snow depth from the east, which will cause heavy snowfall “over a large area”.
"It is not yet possible to say exactly to what extent the snowfall will arrive in the western parts of the country and how much fresh snow will fall," said Manitta.
It is certain that it will remain wintry until the beginning of next week “with the typical side effects”.