It will be cold in Hanover this weekend

Hannover. The first weekend of January 2025 will be cold. The German Weather Service (DWD) and other meteorologists expect frost and even snowfall in the Hanover region and other parts of Lower Saxony from Friday, January 3rd. Drivers must be prepared for slippery roads.

The sometimes strong squalls since New Year’s Eve are subsiding, but according to the DWD there will be “light frost of up to minus 1 degrees away from the coast” from tonight onwards. In addition, there is “smoothness in places due to a small amount of snowfall of one centimeter as well as freezing in places due to wet conditions”. In the Upper Harz, minus 6 degrees and fresh snow of up to five centimeters are possible.

Meteorologists expect snow in Hanover on Friday

Temperatures are expected to be just above freezing during the day on Friday, January 3rd. According to DWD information, it will also be “temporarily very cloudy with snow showers” ​​in Lower Saxony. The wetter.com portal assumes that there will be stronger winds in Hanover from midday onwards. The light rain turns into light snow showers at around 1 to 2 degrees in the afternoon and into the evening.

The same picture emerges on Saturday: There will be isolated snow showers, especially in the early morning, after which it will remain overcast in Hanover with a maximum of 3 degrees, according to wetter.com. On the night of Sunday, January 5th, temperatures will drop to freezing point. The DWD predicts that the roads will continue to be slippery.

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