It's getting stormy: the German Weather Service warns of hurricane gusts on the Brocken

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Sonnenberg near St. Andreasberg: Snowdrifts are to be expected in the Harz Mountains

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The week starts stormy in parts of Germany.

In the Harz Mountains, extreme hurricane gusts are expected on the Brocken until Monday afternoon, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).

Above 1000 meters altitude, gusts with wind speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour are expected.

It is also expected to be stormy on Monday on the North Sea and in the higher mountains and in the west, especially on the open North Sea and the North Frisian Islands.

Snowdrifts are expected to occur in the Harz Mountains and the mountains of Saxony.

In the Göttingen district, cars were broken down and roads were closed on Sunday evening.

Thaw in parts of the low mountain ranges

According to the DWD, it will be frosty south of the Alb and in large parts of Bavaria at zero to minus five degrees until the morning, south of the Danube and in the Bavarian Forest even down to minus ten degrees.

During the day it only remains permanently frosty for a long time in a few regions of eastern and southeastern Bavaria, and locally in the very southeast even until the evening.

In Bavaria and the low mountain ranges there may also be slippery conditions in some parts.

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Rainfall is expected in some areas on Monday, the DWD said.

There is already a thaw in parts of the low mountain ranges.

Milder temperatures are also expected in other areas of Germany, with maximums between six and twelve degrees.

The gusts of wind are expected to subside on Tuesday night.

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