Weather in Germany: After heat and drought - the first regions expect storms and rain

Created: 2022-08-17 04:59

By: Anna Lorenz

The weather in Germany divides the week into a summery and a rainy half.

However, those hoping for decent water to fight the drought may be disappointed.

Update from August 15, 5:42 p.m .:

The DWD also issues several weather warnings for Germany.

A warning of severe thunderstorms is issued at 5 p.m. in the entire north-eastern half of the Federal Republic and in the south-west.

Heavy rain and hail can sometimes occur in the east, and heavy rain and squalls in the west.

In the north-east, it is also expressly pointed out that there is a high level of thermal stress.

There are now also first warnings in Bavaria.

At the edge of the Alps in the west of the Free State, however, there are warnings of severe thunderstorms.

The region is affected by the border to BaWü and Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

There is a warning of heavy rain and wind speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour.

First report from August 15:

Munich – “Lows are now taking over the direction,” is how meteorologist Georg Haas from the weather service

announces what is happening this week.

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and storms are all to be expected in the next few days thanks to an Atlantic low.

However, not everyone benefits from the much-needed rain.

Weather in Germany: a week brings thunderstorms - but not everyone benefits

A recent low in Iceland is leading to a second, "toxic low" that will move in from the Atlantic later in the week and shift its center to Germany, Haase predicts.

It is currently still very muggy in the north and east, precipitation and local thunderstorms are more likely to be expected in southern and central Germany on Monday (15 August).

Large clouds with huge amounts of rain move further and further inland in the afternoon and bring heavy rain and thunderstorms with hail and squalls with them.

Heavy thunderstorms can also occur in the north, north-east and extreme south, while local showers tend to remain in the west and south.

It's getting "very steamy" nationwide, as meteorologist Paul Hager from

reports.

The maximum values ​​are in the north at 32 degrees Celsius, in the mountains 23-24 degrees Celsius are to be expected.

After a dry Tuesday with temperatures of 28-33 degrees Celsius in the east and south, Wednesday divides Germany.

In the east it will be sunny with up to 35 degrees Celsius, in the west many clouds will bring showers, thunderstorms and storms.

Rain is also moving in from the southwest.

Finally, Thursday will also bring the east, where a muggy 33 degrees Celsius will prevail, in immense danger of storms.

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On Friday it's supposed to rain nationwide, in the south at only 19 degrees Celsius, so that the heat and muggy weekend in Germany is finally over.

However, as both meteorologists point out, the sky opens its floodgates very differently throughout the week.

Heavy downpours in particular are extremely local, so that the emaciated water bodies in particular may not be replenished sufficiently.

also reports on local storms

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Rain, thunderstorms, storms: rivers urgently need water - first emergency measures have already been taken

The persistent drought is severely affecting the waters in this country.

Above all, the extremely low water levels in the Rhine put a strain on inland navigation and lead to delivery bottlenecks in industry.

As the waterways and shipping administration announced via its portal Elwis, the river is only four centimeters high just before the Dutch border.

According to the forecast, the historic low will even reach a level of zero in Emmerich on the afternoon of Tuesday (16 August).

"As long as it doesn't rain, things will continue downhill," said a spokesman for the Rhine Water and Shipping Authority on Sunday (August 14).

The coming rain is enough for a splashy walk;

however, the low water levels in Germany's rivers will probably not improve significantly.

(Iconic image) © Philippe Degroote IMAGO / Addictive Stock

The Brandenburg State Ministry for the Environment also had many locks in the Spreewald closed on Monday (August 15) so that the outflow of the Spree below does not come to a complete standstill.

Since the water largely stays in the main Spree, cut-off ditches and branches of the river can dry up.

In the event of a fish kill, emergency fishing would be organized.

"Despite light precipitation, the low water situation will continue to affect water levels in the coming weeks," fears Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP).

In an interview with the

on Monday (August 15), however, he also expressed the hope that "[for] the second half of August and the first half of September" according to experts "slight water increases and stabilization of the water levels at a low level". occur.

"We have to face the fact that in the long term we have to be prepared for extreme low water situations due to climate change," said the FDP politician.