"Snow, sleet and sleet" in Bavaria: the next storm is already approaching
Created: 04/09/2022, 04:49 am
By: Katarina Amtmann
Storm depression Nasim moved over Germany and also caused an uncomfortable Thursday in Bavaria.
Now Storm Ortrud is approaching.
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Weather: The next storm is already on the way (update from April 8, 8:23 a.m.).
Storm depression Nasim moved over Germany, Bavaria was also affected.
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Update from April 8, 10:48 a.m .:
The storm “Nasim” moved over Bavaria with wind speeds of up to 135 kilometers per hour.
The strongest hurricane gusts were measured on the Zugspitze on Thursday, said an expert from the German Weather Service (DWD).
In the morning, the storm brought many rain showers, especially in the southern part of the Free State.
During the night of Friday, the wind weakened somewhat - but before that there were numerous operations by the fire brigade and police.
According to the police, there were more than 50 fire brigade operations in the Upper Palatinate due to the weather.
Two people were slightly injured by gusts of wind: A man pushing his bike fell in the Regensburg district due to the wind.
An elderly lady in Regensburg was also knocked over by a gust.
The emergency services moved out because of fallen trees, falling branches or blown objects.
In Augsburg, a metal sign blown onto the street by the storm blocked the route of a tram, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Office.
The tram ran over the billboard that had landed on the tracks on Thursday evening and was then unable to continue.
Firefighters and specialists from the transport company had to lift the tram to remove the panel from under the tram.
After checking the underside of the train, it was able to continue its journey.
Nobody was harmed during the accident.
According to the DWD expert, it should also remain stormy in the coming days.
Another low will lead to strong gusts of wind south of the Danube during Friday.
In Franconia it should rain a lot, especially on Saturday night, and there will also be snowfall at higher altitudes.
The weather will only change on Monday, causing temperatures in Bavaria to rise.
On Tuesday and Wednesday it should be over 20 degrees warm.
Ortrud: The next storm is already approaching
Update from April 8, 8:32 a.m .:
Thursday and Friday night were stormy in Bavaria.
“Currently, continuous rain is gathering in the south-west.
It will cover almost the entire south by midday and continue to expand to the east and north," predicts meteorologist Dominik Jung.
“At the same time, a new storm will arrive in the south from the afternoon.
His name is Ortrud in Germany, but he has also been given a name internationally: Diego.
It's a fast runner.
A dangerous marginal low that has currently formed over France.
It will cause hurricane-like gusts all the way down there, especially there.
From the afternoon it hits us particularly in the south of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg,” says the expert.
In this country, however, it will “not be quite as severe” as in France.
Nevertheless, gusts of 90 to 100 km/h, and even up to 120 km/h at the top, are possible.
According to the DWD, the warning of gusts of wind is valid until 4 p.m.
The DWD warns of gusts of wind until 4 p.m.
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Update from April 7, 2:17 p.m .:
The weather in Bavaria is stormy, changeable and cold these days – but improvement is in sight: Spring will return next week.
But until then, there will be a few gusts of wind whistling over house roofs and through trees, it will rain widely, and even in the lowlands it will snow in some places.
As early as Thursday, a strong low-pressure system determined the weather in Bavaria, as a meteorologist from the German Weather Service (DWD) explained.
The associated cold front should move in in the afternoon and reach the Alps at night.
"This is a narrow, very intense strip, there is definitely occasional heavy rain, and isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled out." According to the forecast, it will rain almost everywhere, and a heavy rain warning has even been issued for the Allgäu.
Hurricane gusts in Bavaria - "Then there is also snow, sleet and sleet showers"
The cold front also brings heavy gusts of wind, sometimes even hurricane gusts (see first report).
When the cold front has passed, the storm will subside, but individual gusts can still be strong.
And just a few hours later, the next low-pressure system pulls in from France.
"That will keep us busy again on Friday with very unstable weather and sometimes longer and heavier rainfall," the DWD expert explained.
Depending on the region and altitude, it won't just rain: "There will also be snow, sleet and sleet, snow will fall in the mountains." The meteorologist summed up: "It's a fairly complex weather situation."
"Saturday and Sunday are then typical backside weather with short sunny spells here and there, but otherwise also individual sleet and sleet showers." The temperatures on Friday are 7 degrees in the Bavarian Vogtland and double-digit values in southern Bavaria.
Five to ten degrees will be reached on Saturday, with the Untermain being the warmest.
Light frost is to be expected across Bavaria on Sunday night.
weather change?
Next week over 20 degrees possible in Bavaria
Although up to 15 centimeters of fresh snow are expected to fall in the low mountain ranges and up to 30 centimeters in the Alps at higher altitudes, much of it should soon melt away again: "On Monday it will be noticeably milder with the influence of high pressure, the temperatures will rise back to double-digit values," announced the weather expert at.
“There are between 11 and 16 degrees in there.” Tuesday and Wednesday should be really spring-like with lots of sun and temperatures above 20 degrees.
Storm low sweeps over Bavaria: DWD warns of hurricane gusts of up to 130 kilometers per hour
First report from April 7th, 9.13 a.m .:
Munich – Bavaria has to prepare for a windy Thursday.
The cold front of a storm will move across the country during the day.
This was announced by the German Weather Service (DWD) in the morning.
The meteorologists warned of gusts of wind in the lowlands and hurricanes in the mountains.
Official severe weather warning for hurricane gusts from 12 p.m. on Thursday
Oberallgaeu district
Ostallgaeu district
Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
District of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
district of Miesbach
District of Rosenheim
District of Traunstein
district of Berchtesgadener Land
Hurricane gusts in southern Bavaria - DWD warns
It says: “Above 1500 m, hurricane-like gusts with speeds between 90 km/h (25 m/s, 48 knots, Bft 10) and 110 km/h (31 m/s, 60 knots, Bft 11) initially come from the south-west and later emerge west direction.
In exposed locations, hurricane gusts of up to 130 km/h (36m/s, 70 knots, Bft 12) must be expected.” The warning applies from twelve o'clock and is valid until Friday, six o'clock.
There has also been a gust of wind warning since the morning.
It's not only stormy in the south, but also in the north of Bavaria (the warning has been in effect since eight o'clock).
Bavaria weather: There are also hurricane gusts in the north - warning since eight o'clock
Bad Kissingen district
Rhoen-Grabfeld district
District of Kronach
district of Kulmbach
district and city of Hof
district and city of Bayreuth
District of Wunsiedel
District of Tirschenreuth
In northern Bavaria, the warning of hurricane gusts is valid until Thursday, 9 p.m.
But the rest of Bavaria is also facing a windy day.
The DWD warns of gusts of wind until early Friday morning.
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