Colder winter weather is here – DMI promises frost as well as snow this weekend and next week

January starts on a cold and white note.  Saturday and Sunday snow is expected to make traffic difficult locally around the country, however, most of Denmark is expected to get some snow. Adjust your travel and transport plans accordingly is the advice.

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If you enjoy cold, clear, frosty days with trees and bushes covered by lovely white flakes then make the most of this weekend and coming week as DMI promises a winter freezer as far as temperatures are concerned – and even more so when the wind picks up as well.

In their weekly forecast, DMI predicts really cold weather for at least the next 10 days as a low pressure system remains almost stationary over the Baltic Sea and Southern Sweden enabling cold arctic air to reach Denmark from the north and west.

Daytime temperatures will be from 0 to minus 7 degrees Celcius and nighttime down to minus 10 degrees Celcius – locally colder.

Strong winds along northbound coasts will make it feel even colder for your skin. White snowflakes will grace the landscape, not massive snowfall but with 5 to 7 cm enough to be beautiful but also making transport more complicated.

Snowfall has already started today in Jutland and is expected to move across the country reaching Zealand and the Copenhagen area during Saturday and Sunday morning, however, as snow will fall locally, it is not possible for DMI to say who gets how much in the forecasts at present.

For the whole country, DMI warns of risk of icy and/or wet roads, bicycle paths and pavements, particularly in the early mornings and at night.

Check the updated weather forecasts at DMI before leaving home as well as trafic situations at rejseplanen.dk and trafikinfo.dk

Arrive safely at your destination.

Text and picture by Bente D. Knudsen