On the Day of German Unity, the DWD issued a red alert for parts of Germany and issued an urgent warning.
Is that followed by a golden October?
On the Day of German Unity, the
weather
*
becomes
uncomfortable
in some parts of
Germany
.
The
DWD
had already issued warnings of the red level (three out of four).
The forecast of the weather experts is clear for the coming days.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from October 3, 7:29 p.m.:
Parts of Germany are facing a stormy night.
According to the DWD, there may be a freshening wind in the southwest and west, with some
stormy gusts
.
For large parts of Germany there is currently an
official warning of gusts of wind
.
In many places this is valid until Sunday afternoon.
There is currently a warning of squalls that can occur at speeds of around 70 km / h.
Gusts of wind at speeds of around 55 km / h are also possible.
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The DWD warns of strong gusts in large parts of Germany.
(Screenshot)
© DWD
Weather in Germany: Will the golden autumn follow storm “Brigitte”?
The forecast for the beginning of October is clear
Update from October 3, 2020, 12:02 p.m.:
The prospects for the coming days are sobering.
Anything but
golden October weather
awaits people in the coming week.
According to the expectations of the weather experts, a uniform picture emerges on all days up to and including Saturday: It remains heavily
cloudy, rainy and windy in some areas
.
Thunderstorms can occasionally occur.
The temperatures rise to
maximum temperatures between 13 and 19 degrees
.
Germany weather: DWD warns of foehn storm and hurricane gusts - red alert in parts of Germany
Update from October 3, 2020, 8:14 am:
On the day of German unity,
storm "Brigitte"
rages in Germany
.
Both on the southernmost edge of the Alps and on the coasts of Germany, the
DWD
warns of
gusts of wind and heavy gusts of wind, "on exposed peaks" even of extreme gusts of wind.
Wind speeds of up to 80 kilometers per
hour can be expected
in valleys
.
Hurricane gusts could reach up to 130 kilometers per hour on the Alpine peaks.
According to
the expectations of the DWD,
the
foehn storm
in the Alps and the gusts of wind at the sea should weaken by
Sunday
.
A look at the Alps shows that the foehn situation is picking up speed.
Hurricane gusts of up to 149 km / h were measured on the peaks of the Swiss mountains.
During the night the foehn storm reaches its peak.
Then there are squalls in the valleys too.
Hurricane gusts threaten on the peaks. / V pic.twitter.com/4AHH4HmBua
- DWD (@DWD_presse) October 2, 2020
The
prospects for the coming days
bring little improvement.
The new week starts according to the forecasts changeable and wet.
It remains very cloudy, in some areas it is raining or thunderstorm.
The maximum temperatures reach between 12 and 19 degrees.
Weather in Germany: Storm "Brigitte" is soon raging in these regions - DWD warns urgently
First report from October 2, 2020:
Munich / Offenbach - Storm depression Brigitte is announced in
Germany
before the weekend
.
For some regions in the south of the country, the German Weather Service (DWD)
published
official
storm warnings
of gale-force gusts
on Friday, October 2nd
.
Weather in Germany: Storm Brigitte - especially Bavaria affected
The
DWD
informs that their warnings concern meteorological events which could "potentially represent a certain
danger
".
Currently only parts of the state of
Bavaria are
affected by the severe weather warnings for Germany (as of October 02, 3 p.m.):
Oberallgäu district
Ostallgäu district
Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
Miesbach district
District and city of Rosenheim
District of Traunstein
Berchtesgadener Land district
The official
severe weather warnings
* for
Germany
concern, on the one hand, hurricane gusts in regions above 2000 meters and, on the other hand, hurricane-like gusts in regions above 1500 meters.
All warnings reported in Bavaria apply from Friday (October 2) from 4 p.m. to Saturday (October 3) until 3 p.m.
Storms in Germany: Dangers from storms and hurricanes - It will be uncomfortable
"'Brigitte' has great potential for
danger
and enormous intensity," reports RTL meteorologist Björn Alexander at Wetter.de.
The DWD also refers to the possible dangers that can come with a
storm
.
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Weather in Germany: Storm low Brigitte is on the way - there is danger to life from possible storms and hurricanes.
© Montage Merkur.de: Julian Stratenschulte / dpa and screenshot DWD
When the
weather
goes crazy: In storms and hurricanes *
Because of the persistently high wind speeds, particular attention must be paid to toppling, flying and falling objects.
The
DWD
issues a special warning in this regard: "Warning: Most deaths in a
storm
are caused by falling debris or objects flying around."
Weather: Monster storm has already reached France - 80,000 people without electricity
The
storm Brigitte
is said to be wreaking havoc over Western Europe in the next few days - in France, 80,000 people are already without electricity because of the storm.
The
foothills of “Brigitte” can already be felt
in
Germany
.
Gusts over 150km / h - #Alarm readiness in #France!
- #Sturmtief Brigitte brings # hurricane gusts and # weather chaos to the # weekend. # Weather # weather forecast #unwetter #wetterbericht #wetterprognose #wettertrend https://t.co/BeYpOxYI1G pic.twitter.com/QOKaR8YbP4
- Wetter.de (@ Wetterde1) October 1, 2020
The chaos in the
weather
can be seen, among other things, in the fact that in the east of Germany bright sunshine and peak temperatures of 25 degrees can be expected - while the other extreme is
to be expected
over the
Alps
and in Western Europe.
It should be cold, stormy and sometimes wet there.
(jey) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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