Leipzig (dpa/sn) – In the morning, the highest temperatures on a New Year’s Eve since records began were measured in Saxony. The German Weather Service (DWD) reported 17.0 degrees at the Dresden-Strehlen weather station on Saturday morning. The previous high was 16.7 degrees last year. In Leipzig (15.7 degrees) and Chemnitz (13.8 degrees), the temperature records from the previous year were already exceeded at 10 a.m.
Even the record on the Fichtelberg was broken in the morning: According to the DWD, 6.9 degrees were measured here. The previous maximum was recorded here in 1961 with 5.6 degrees. “It’s exceptionally mild at the turn of the year. We assume that new temperature records will be set nationwide,” said meteorologist Cathleen Hickmann.
On New Year’s Eve it is also very windy to stormy in Bavaria. For altitudes above 1000 meters, the DWD warned of hurricane-force gusts with wind speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour. But there is also a strong wind blowing at lower altitudes. “People should avoid going for walks in the forest,” emphasized Hickmann. The wind dies down on New Year’s Eve.
According to the DWD, on Sunday and at the start of the week it will remain mild with temperatures in the double-digit range. It’s not supposed to get a little cooler until the middle of the week.