The weather on the day of the federal election is changeable.
From bright sunshine to rain, lightning and thunder: In some areas it can be quite uncomfortable.
Munich - Sunday is election day.
The polling stations have been open nationwide since eight o'clock in the morning.
In the morning, people were able to walk to the polling station in bright sunshine in many places.
“High 'Lioba' ensures sunshine and only a few clouds in the sky,” said the forecast for election Sunday by the German Weather Service (DWD).
However, cloudy weather conditions prevail in the southwest.
Rain, lightning and thunder: From the afternoon onwards, it can get pretty uncomfortable in some parts of Germany.
The # election weather for Sunday: widespread high "Lioba" ensures sunshine and only a few clouds in the sky.
In contrast, it was cloudy in the south-west: there was heavy rain at times, some with lightning and thunder.
In the foothills of the Alps, from this afternoon onwards, #storms due to #heavy rain are also possible!
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- DWD (@DWD_presse) September 26, 2021
Weather on election Sunday: Risk of thunderstorms from the afternoon in Bavaria
Especially in the south and in the middle of Germany there can be thunderstorms from the afternoon.
For Bavaria, the DWD predicts “regionally, sometimes severe thunderstorms with heavy rain up to 25 l / sqm in one hour, small-grain hail and gusts of 70 km / h.” In addition, extreme amounts of water, hail stones two centimeters in size and heavy gusts of wind cannot be ruled out .
In the night of Monday, "some areas of severe weather due to extreme heavy rain [...] are likely".
Especially in the foothills of the Alps, thunderstorms with heavy rainfalls can be expected, according to the weather experts.
Meanwhile, a cloud of sulfur hangs over Germany.
Weather in Germany after the federal election: This is the forecast at the start of the week
At the beginning of the last week of September, it should remain similarly rainy and thunderstorm in Germany.
According to the experts from the German Weather Service in Offenbach, it will be cloudy to very cloudy the day after the federal election.
From the Baltic Sea to Saxony and southeast Bavaria, meteorologists predict showers and thunderstorms.
In the south, however, there should be gaps in the clouds and hardly any rain.
Towards the afternoon and evening, the DWD expects increasing clouds from the west and widespread rain in the further course.
The temperatures are a maximum of 19 to 24 degrees, in the mountains around 17 degrees.
(mbr / dpa)
