Dresden (dpa / sn) – The weekend in Saxony remains frosty. “It’s still cold in winter,” said a spokesman for the German Weather Service (DWD). Especially in the Ore Mountains and the foothills of the Ore Mountains up to Upper Lusatia, one to four centimeters of light snow will fall by Friday evening. In the afternoon there will be some compact cloud banks without precipitation. The temperatures are a maximum of minus three to minus six degrees. Some snow grains will fall on Saturday night. The minimum temperatures are between minus six and minus nine degrees.

Saturday is expected to be heavily overcast with occasional snow grains. There is permafrost with temperatures between minus two and minus six degrees. At night, temperatures drop to minus 9 to minus 15 degrees.

According to the DWD, Sunday should be sunny and free of precipitation. The highest temperatures are between minus three and minus one degree. The lowest temperatures are between minus five and minus eleven degrees. There will be moderate to strong gusty winds. On Monday there will be a difficult black ice situation and milder temperatures during the week. “It won’t be really wintry anytime soon,” said the spokesman.