A low hit North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday and is only slowly shifting to the east. It can snow down to the lower elevations. Slush and a thin layer of fresh snow increase the risk of ice. The maximum temperature is 4 degrees.
Longer journey times in rush hour traffic
“If you have to go to work, you should plan more time“Theresa Salentin from the WDR weather department warns people in rush hour traffic. There can be traffic disruptions, in the morning there have already been accidents with damage to the body. It would be difficult if people were still traveling with summer tires, the police said.
In the early morning there had been problems with buses in Oberberg. Because the roads had not yet been cleared, they could not drive to all the towns, for example in Gummersbach and Bergneustadt.