The DWD warned on Wednesday about floods and high water in Baden-Württemberg. In addition, after a lot of sunshine, rain comes to North Rhine-Westphalia. In Berlin and Brandenburg it remains happy with lots of sun and up to 27 degrees. Read everything important in the weather ticker.
8:12 a.m.: The Munich low is not particularly well known, but it will be important this week before Pentecost. As is often the case, it will be weak, but it will ultimately intensify the thunderstorms this week.
Wednesday, May 15th, 5:20 a.m.: It will be warm and summery on Wednesday in Berlin and Brandenburg. The temperatures climb to up to 28 degrees during the day, as the German Weather Service announced. From midday onwards, gusts of wind with speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour from the southeast to the east can be expected in some areas. Towards the evening the wind slowly dies down. It will remain dry on Thursday night. The temperatures drop to ten degrees.
7.11 p.m.: There could be a crash in Baden-Württemberg on Wednesday – the German Weather Service (DWD) considers thunderstorms with severe weather potential to be possible. Floods and high water could occur, a DWD meteorologist said on Tuesday.
The DWD expects some severe thunderstorms with heavy rain of between 25 and 40 liters per square meter per hour. Locally, extremely heavy rain can even fall at 50 liters per square meter per hour. Stormy gusts or squalls can also blow and hail can be up to two centimeters in size.
First of all, people across the southwest need to arm themselves. “It is not yet certain which region is most affected,” said the meteorologist. The previous forecast models are still chaotic.
8:08 a.m.: After lots of sunshine with early summer temperatures, moist air comes from the southwest to North Rhine-Westphalia, which can locally bring thunderstorms with heavy rain. As the German Weather Service (DWD) announced in Essen, heavy rain, small-grain hail and stormy gusts were possible locally in the extreme southwest of the country on Tuesday. Temperatures should rise to a very warm 25 to 29 degrees across the country on Tuesday. For Wednesday, meteorologists from the southwest expect heavy rain and maximum temperatures between 17 degrees in the Eifel and 27 degrees in Mindener Land.
Tuesday, May 14th, 5:30 a.m.: Bathing weather in Berlin and Brandenburg: On Tuesday, sunshine and maximum temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius can be expected all day long. It remains dry and there is a moderate, sometimes fresh wind, as the German Weather Service announced. It will remain clear and dry on Wednesday night. It cools down to nine degrees.
In large parts of Brandenburg there is a high to very high risk of forest fires, as the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection reported. Given the extremely high risk of fire, people are urged to avoid anything that could start a fire. According to this, human action is the trigger for more than 90 percent of all forest fires.
7:22 p.m.: Heavy rain during a thunderstorm flooded several streets in Gemmingen in the Heilbronn district on Monday. A police spokesman said that some mud from a field was washed onto the road. Forces from the fire department, among others, are in action. No people were harmed.
12.28 p.m.: The German Weather Service warns of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail. Locally heavy rain of up to 40 liters per square meter in a short period of time as well as stormy gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour and hail up to a diameter of around two centimeters are possible until the evening. The warning currently applies to these six districts in southern Germany:
8.05 a.m.: This Monday, the German Weather Service is warning of storms. There are expected to be heavy showers, especially in the west and south of Germany. Thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are also possible. The heavy rain is expected to last for several hours in some cases.
On Tuesday there will be crashes in the west and southwest. The DWD warns of heavy showers and thunderstorms. Severe storms are possible locally, with up to 25 liters per square meter falling per hour. There are also warnings about hail and gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour. This weather situation, with heavy rain sometimes lasting several hours, will also continue into Wednesday night.
Monday, May 13, 2024, 7:28 a.m.: People in Saxony can look forward to lots of sunshine on Monday. Only a few clouds occasionally appear over the mountains, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced on Monday. It stays dry at 23 to 26 degrees, in the mountains at 17 to 23 degrees.
On Tuesday night the sky will be clear and it will cool down to 12 to 7 degrees. According to the DWD, Tuesday will also be summery with sunshine at 25 to 27 degrees, in the mountains between 18 and 25 degrees.
There will be clear skies and temperatures of 12 to 7 degrees on Wednesday night. This starts sunny, later clouds move in from the west. According to the meteorologists, it won’t rain. The temperatures reach 23 to 27 degrees, in the mountains 18 to 23 degrees.
Monday also starts with lots of sunshine in Saxony-Anhalt. Blue skies and no rain are forecast for the start of the week, as the German Weather Service announced on Monday. The maximum temperatures are 24 to 26 degrees, in the Harz it is 18 to 23 degrees.
On Tuesday night the sky will continue to be clear and it will cool down to 8 to 12 degrees. Tuesday will be summery with sunshine and highs of 25 to 28 degrees, in the Harz between 21 and 25 degrees are expected.
There will be clear skies and temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees on Wednesday night. Wednesday starts sunny, later clouds move in from the west. However, it shouldn’t rain. The temperatures reach 24 to 28 degrees, in the Harz 20 to 24 degrees.
In the new week, people in North Rhine-Westphalia will have to prepare for temperatures of up to 29 degrees and a change from sun to rain and thunderstorms. As the German Weather Service (DWD) announced, there may be heavy rain and sometimes strong thunderstorms and hail from Monday afternoon, with maximum temperatures between 22 and 27 degrees. At night it clears up with low temperatures between 16 and 11 degrees.
Tuesday starts sunny. As the day progresses, weather experts expect rain and thunderstorms with maximum temperatures between 25 and 29 degrees. On Wednesday it will initially be clear in Westphalia, then rain and thunderstorms will appear from the southwest, which can last until the night. The maximum temperatures are between 21 and 25 degrees. According to forecasts, there will be heavy rain and thunderstorms on Thursday, with temperatures remaining the same.
The sun is shining on Monday in Thuringia with temperatures of up to 26 degrees. In the southern half of the Free State and especially over the mountains there are some cumulus clouds, but it remains dry, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced on Monday. The maximum temperatures are 23 to 26 degrees Celsius, in the mountains it is 20 to 23 degrees.
On Tuesday night the sky will be clear and it will cool down to 12 to 9 degrees. Tuesday starts sunny, later some cloud fields move in from the west. According to the DWD, however, there will be no precipitation. The temperatures reach 25 to 27 degrees, in the mountains 21 to 24 degrees.
Thin cloud fields will remain at 12 to 10 degrees on Wednesday night. Wednesday will be similar to the previous day with sun and increasing clouds at 22 to 25 degrees, in the mountains 18 to 22 degrees.
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 10 a.m.: Lots of sun and mild temperatures await Thuringians on Sunday. Clouds are also gathering in the Thuringian Forest, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced. There is also a slight tendency to showers there, otherwise it stays dry. The maximum values are between 20 and 23 degrees, in the mountains between 17 and 20 degrees. At night the sky will be clear or only slightly cloudy. It cools down to values between 7 and 11 degrees.
The next week will start with a few hours of sunshine, and cumulus clouds will appear in the southern half. It remains dry at temperatures between 23 and 26 degrees. It will be clear on Tuesday night. The temperatures fall to values between 9 and 12 degrees.
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