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Rainbow over the North Sea island of Norderney
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The current weather could be described as "the warmth before the storm" based on a proverb.
Because at least according to the forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD) it will first be extremely mild and then stormy in the coming days.
Especially in the south, warmth is still to be expected on Wednesday, while in the north, thanks to the low »Ignatz«, wind force seven can be expected, according to the DWD meteorologists.
The wind also ensures the supply of the subtropical air with temperatures of more than 20 degrees in the south and in the middle of Germany.
In the Alps, a summer day with temperatures of 25 degrees is still possible locally, although rain clouds the overall picture.
Concern about volcanic cloud over Germany
During the Thursday night and on Thursday itself, »Ignatz« threatens to cause heavy gusts of wind.
Occasionally there should also be hurricane-like gusts.
The so-called main wind field reaches the west of Germany in the second half of the night on Thursday and, according to the forecast, will spread to the center and southwest of Germany by Thursday morning.
In the morning hours of Thursday the storm hits the east and southeast of the country, in the afternoon the north.
The maximum temperatures are then only 12 to 16 degrees, in the south-east there are still occasional maximum values of 18 degrees possible.
After the volcanic eruption on La Palma, the wind is also reportedly driving clouds with toxic substances over Germany.
"The telephone wires have been running hot since six in the morning," said a DWD spokesman.
And: In fact, quite high concentrations of sulfur dioxide, for example, are measured in the atmosphere.
At measuring stations close to the ground, however, "next to nothing" can be seen.
In the atmosphere there will be a "chemical cleaning", in the case of precipitation the rain could be "a little more acidic" than usual, it said.
However, this temporary phenomenon does not pose any increased risk to the environment. "20 or 30 years ago we had such pH values regularly."
apr / dpa