Massive rain front rolls towards Bavaria: Partly heavy rain and hail expected

Created: 06/30/2022, 04:54

By: Felix Herz

Towards the end of the week the weather in Bavaria becomes uncomfortable.

Partly heavy rain is expected - the DWD warns of the risk of severe weather.

Update from June 29, 10:06 p.m .:

The weather situation has slowly calmed down again.

The severe weather warnings have been lifted, but new adversity threatens by Friday at the latest.

A massive rain front should then hit almost all of Bavaria.

Update from June 29, 8:21 p.m .:

The storms are spreading in Bavaria.

Now the DWD has also imposed warning level 3 for Upper Franconia.

There are also strong thunderstorms in other parts of Bavaria.

Update from June 29, 7.30 p.m .:

The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued a first severe weather warning in Bavaria.

According to the DWD, there are "locally severe thunderstorms" in Lower Franconia.

Warning level 3, the second highest, applies to the affected region.

Weather in Bavaria: Heavy rain and risk of severe weather

First report from June 29th: Munich – The weather remains unstable and can also be extremely changeable within Bavaria.

It was only at the beginning of the week that there were high summer temperatures in the north around Nuremberg, while elsewhere hailstorms with grains as big as tennis balls caused an uproar.

At the end of the week it will also be uncomfortable in Bavaria - but at least across the board.

A win?

At least from the perspective that it will be nice all over Bavaria at the weekend.

According to the German Weather Service (DWD), there should be isolated rain showers on Thursday night.

We are talking about local heavy rain.

And: "In the case of stronger thunderstorms, preferably in northern Bavaria, heavy rain up to 40 l/sqm is also likely in small areas," says the weather report.

But it gets really uncomfortable on Friday.

A massive rain front is rolling towards the Free State, as shown by the current weather video from the

.

Hot air will then be cleared on Friday, explains meteorologist Jan Schenk.

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A rain front is rolling towards Bavaria – but it will also be pleasantly warm to hot.

© Screenshot Weather Channel Germany / YuTube

In the warning report on Germany, the DWD writes of the risk of severe weather: "On Friday in the eastern half, severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and gusts of wind are likely." This affects the eastern half of the country.

However, a look at the course of the weather in the YouTube video from

also shows that the same massive rain front previously passed over northern Bavaria and Nuremberg.

Munich is also affected, but probably not as badly.

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Weather forecast: Breathe easy at the weekend

Nature will be happy about the rain and people will probably be able to cope with it - because: At the weekend it looks summery.

The DWD speaks of "no significant weather phenomena" for Saturday and Sunday, Jan Schenk announces relatively warm temperatures of around 26 degrees.

Although the very hot values ​​will no longer come to us because the “west winds cut off the desert air”, it will remain summery and pleasant for the time being.

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