Germany threatens “flash flood situation” after the drop in temperature

First the temperatures in Germany drop, then extremely humid weather followed. This can cause numerous thunderstorms and flash floods. For Sunday it will be cold and rainy.

• After sometimes up to 30 degrees in Germany in the past week, the temperatures are now falling.
• The weather * in the coming days is characterized by rain .
• Extreme swell and numerous thunderstorms are threatening next week .
• On Sunday (June 7th) it gets wet and cold.

Update from June 7, 6.22 a.m .: Summer? Was there something? Today's Sunday feels more like autumn. Rain is on the Germany weather plan - from the coast to the Alps. There is gusty wind from the southwest on the coast. However, the weather is clearly divided into two.

During the day from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Lusatia and southeast from it rainy, in the extreme southeast of Bavaria thunderstorms are not excluded. Showers and short thunderstorms in the northwest during the day. Otherwise loosened up, especially to the northeast, also partly cloudy and mostly dry. 13 degrees in the rain, with sun support up to 22 degrees in Brandenburg.

Update from June 6, 6:00 p.m .:  "Warning of striking weather" - this warning currently applies to Munich and the surrounding area. The DWD explains on its homepage that strong thunderstorms and gusts of wind must be expected by 7 p.m.

Weather: Numerous DWD warnings - Germany faces “flash flood situation” after the temperature drop

Update on 6 June, 12:07: The warning map of the DWD currently offers a colorful image - which for many is anything but encouraging. A warning applies in an estimated half of the regions. The yellow level 1 concerns wind gusts and is valid until 4 or 5 p.m. depending on the location.

The DWD warning card on Saturday afternoon.

In some cases, level 2 also applies, which can be recognized by the orange color. The reason is storm gusts or continuous rain or a combination of both. A warning of severe thunderstorms was also partially proclaimed.

Since the warnings are too different to list them individually, it is best to use the DWD warning card to make sure which one applies to your region.

Weather: After the drop in temperature, Germany threatens "- Several DWD warnings

Our article from June 5th, 2020:

Munich - Even if it does not suit many and they would rather enjoy the sun outside, the rainy weather in Germany is good for the soil in Germany that is plagued by drought . Weather expert Dominik Jung from the Q.met weather service told the weather portal wetter.net that spring brought just under 50 percent of the long-term rainfall and was much too dry . 

The associated cooler air should not necessarily be. On the first weekend in June, temperatures rarely exceed 20 degrees . “Nature can still soak up a lot of rain. With a few heavy rain showers, thunderstorms and rainfalls , a lot came from the sky. There may be a little more, ”Jung explains the current situation. 

A look back at the # soil moisture in # May, which in many regions was significantly lower than the long-term average: pic.twitter.com/z0wY5gYvpT

Weather in Germany: Extremely humid threatens - expert warns of thunderstorms and flash floods

Next week, however, things will remain changeable in Germany, while summer rules in Eastern Europe . In Moscow even 30 degrees are expected. This warm air comes to Germany in the course of the week and meets the existing moist air mass here. According to Jung, this makes for very muggy days , with a high thunderstorm potential : “Since there would be hardly any movement in the air mass, the risk of local storms would increase, because the thunderstorms would often be very stationary and could always bring downpours on the spot . We already know this flash flood weather situation from previous years. ”

Weather in Germany: Official storm warning in Baden-Württemberg 

But even before the weekend begins, it gets uncomfortable in parts of Germany . The German Weather Service warns in large parts of Baden-Württemberg of gusts of wind with up to 85 km / h on Friday, June 5th. The rest of the country is also warned of lighter gusts of wind at up to 60 km / h. Only East Germany and the East of Bavaria * are spared.

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