The weather in Germany is very changeable in May 2020. After ground frost, summer returns with high temperatures. But then heavy thunderstorms follow.
- The Germany weather * was exceptional in April.
- May starts extremely changeable again.
- From ground frost to summer weather to strong thunderstorms, everything is included, according to the forecast.
Update May 6th: On Wednesday it is mostly friendly throughout Germany. But if you want to clear away the winter sweaters at these summer temperatures, you should be patient. It may even snow again in the blissful Monday of May.
With a few exceptions in north-east Germany with warning level 1, the German Weather Service (DWD) shows green for Germany on Wednesday . Accordingly, clouds form in the northeast half in the afternoon, but for the rest of Germany it remains "slightly cloudy, still dry". The maximum values are between 13 and 20 degrees.
Wetteronline.de reports that it will get warmer by the day by the weekend . But already at the weekend the temperatures should drop radically again. Just in time for the ice saints from May 11th to 15th, a low over Scandinavia and a high over the Atlantic are driving ice-cold polar air to Germany on Sunday .
In the coming week, there can be a so-called air mass limit where the cold air from the north and the warm air from the south meet . Below that, the snow line could even sink into the valleys. Whether and where exactly this air mass limit forms is still speculation, according to Wetteronline.de .
Weather experts announce "coldest night" - but then the tide turns
Update from May 5, at 9:18 a.m .: Just before Germany can soak up the sun again, the weather today feels a bit sad. In the south , the sun keeps out loudDWD hides behind thick clouds all day and there are sometimes heavy showers in the Alps . In the east, too, there are partly thick cloud cover and showers.
Only in the west can the sun be enjoyed a little longer today. There are cool temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees. In the night it gets really cold again and we can expect up to -6 degrees. According to wetter.de , it will be the coldest night of the week. Tomorrow the tide is slowly turning towards summer and there is a lot of sunshine with only loose cumulus clouds. The maximum values can even reach up to 20 degrees.
Germany weather: Ice Saints are not yet working in summer
After continuing to the weekend out briefly summer, followed by explosive storms on Sunday again a descent of temperatures . The ice saints are not yet really in control of summer. Starting next Monday, precipitation and frost will be announced again.
Germany weather: first frost in the ground, then summer - change follows "explosive weather conditions"
First report from May 4, 2020 : Munich - The impression that the weather is going a little crazy is becoming more and more solid. The long-term forecast had already predicted this - so far it should have been right. And May could also be extreme - extremely changeable.
At the start of the week, the weather in Germany is very volatile. From strong clouds to showers to sun, everything is possible. Then, however, there is a new trend.
New weather trend in Germany: summer is coming back
Then summer is definitely on the rise in Germany . However, there can also be violent thunderstorms * , as moist summer air comes to Germany. On Monday, the German Weather Service is already warning of strong thunderstorms for the south-east and north-east of Baden-Württemberg.
In the coming days, however, Germany can once again look forward to summer weather . There is already a lot of sun in the middle of the week. We benefit from the effects of two high-pressure areas. In the west and southwest, the thermometer reaches up to 20 degrees on Wednesday.
On Thursday it also remains calm and summery. The sun shines in most parts of Germany and the temperatures rise to 18 to 25 degrees in the southwest. The summer trend continues on Friday - in Bavaria up to 26 degrees will be reached.
Interim status of the DWD on #dryness and #ground moisture in Germany / kis pic.twitter.com/S5hlosJpc7
- DWD (@DWD_presse) May 4, 2020The weather in Germany is going to be "pretty explosive" - it really blows on weekends
But after the summer weather there will be a bang at the weekend. At up to 27 degrees, the first thunderstorms are approaching Germany from the west on Saturday. By Sunday at the latest it will be "quite explosive with the weather," explains meteorologist Alban Burster from wetter.com.
A low pressure area over France is in charge and separates warm, humid from cooler air. Heavy thunderstorms can then be expected in the transition area between these two zones. According to current estimates by the weather expert, this zone will be somewhere in the south or southwest. This can lead to "very heavy heavy rain, flooding, hail and storm".
Summer weather in Germany: what does the long-term forecast say?
Especially in times of the corona virus *, which makes holidays in the south * in the summer months rather unlikely thanks to travel restrictions *, the weather in this country is particularly interesting. There are already forecasts for summer weather in Germany - rather “shock forecasts”, as an expert calls them.
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