After summery days, storms are moving across some regions of Germany.
Thunderstorms are also expected on Sunday.
Update from May 7th, 11:02 a.m .:
After the thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, Sunday (May 7th) started dry in most parts of Germany.
The German Weather Service (DWD)
predicted cloudy weather
for the north, east and parts of the middle , and the sun was even shining in the south and north-east.
From midday, several weather services are expecting thunderstorms to rise again in the west and south-west.
The
DWD
and
wetter.net
expect heavy rain, hail and small gusts of wind.
There is also a regional risk of severe weather.
These are likely to calm down over the evening, so that there could only be a few rains
in the west and south-west on Monday night, according to
wetter.net .
"Extreme storms" expected in Germany: where the DWD warns of heavy rain
Update from May 6th, 10:54 p.m .:
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the thunderstorms subside on the night of Sunday (May 7th).
There could still be heavy rain, hail and gusts of wind in places.
According to the DWD, there are strong thunderstorms with the potential for severe weather again during the course of Sunday.
Heavy rain is expected especially in NRW, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate to the east and south of Baden-Württemberg and the Alps.
"Extreme storms" with more than 40 liters of precipitation per square meter cannot be ruled out, it said on Saturday evening.
Severe weather in Germany: DWD expects more thunderstorms and heavy rain
Update from May 6th, 5 p.m.:
The German Weather Service (DWD) is still expecting severe weather in the coming days.
From Saturday afternoon there will be strong thunderstorms on the edge of the Alps and gusts of wind on the Baltic Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein.
Storms with heavy rain are also threatening again in Hesse.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are possible in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Already on Friday there were heavy thunderstorms, especially in Bavaria.
In some cases, hailstones with a diameter of between three and four centimeters fell from the sky and gusts of wind swept across the Free State at up to 90 kilometers per hour.
According to police information, a pile of wood burned in Mindelheim after a lightning strike.
The fire brigade in Munich had to move out because of fallen trees, wet basements and damaged cars.
According to previous knowledge, there was no major damage or injuries.
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The DWD continues to warn of severe weather for the weekend.
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Storms in Germany lead to wintry road conditions
Update from May 6, 9:30 a.m .:
A storm on Friday afternoon in southern Baden led to wintry road conditions.
Hail of grain sizes between around one and three centimeters in diameter rained down for minutes, especially on the town of Teningen.
According to the fire department, there was no significant damage.
There were also thunderstorms with rain in many places in Bavaria.
Experts had previously sounded the alarm.
According to the DWD forecast, it could continue to be similarly uncomfortable in parts of Germany this Saturday.
Severe weather alarm in Germany: DWD forecasts thunderstorms and heavy rain again
The weather experts predict that thunderstorms are to be expected again on Saturday afternoon, especially in the Alps and in the foothills.
Local heavy rain of up to 25 liters per square meter is possible within a short time.
In addition:
Stormy gusts and 70km/h
Small grain hail
"Local storm-like developments with heavy rain of around 30 l/sqm in a short time and larger hail are not excluded, but unlikely," writes the DWD.
In the night to Sunday (May 7th) the thunderstorms should subside again.
There will be a few showers in the west.
The temperatures are between 8 and 15 degrees in the northeast and on the North Sea.
In the rest of Germany, maximum values between 17 and 24 degrees are to be expected.
Weather forecast for Germany: The new week also starts with thunderstorms and heavy rain
The forecast for Sunday looks similar.
In the west and southwest, some heavy showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain, small hail and stiff gusts should be expected.
On Monday (May 8th) there will be another storm.
It should remain sunny and dry from the Baltic Sea to Saxony.
However, the remaining prospects sound anything but rosy.
The DWD writes: "Otherwise cloudy, partly very cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms, in the south and north-west also stronger with heavy rain."
Severe weather alarm in Germany: Thunderstorms, hail, storms - which regions are affected
First report from May 5, 2023:
Munich – At the weekend it will be stormy and wet in many regions of Germany.
Several weather services such as
wetter.net
and the German Weather Service (DWD) predict gusts, rain and hail for the next few days.
The thunderstorms could only be the start of an uncomfortable month.
"May will fall into the water this year," predicts the meteorologist Dominik Jung from
wetter.net
.
"Definitely no stable spring high in sight until after mid-month."
Thunderstorm warning at the weekend: Many regions in Germany are affected by rain and hail
A low west of Ireland is responsible for the storms at the weekend, according to the DWD in a current forecast.
The low is expected to move from west to east over the course of Friday and can lead to the first brief thunderstorms as early as midday.
For the most part, however, the DWD expects rain showers.
In the west and south-west there will be increasing thunderstorms from noon.
Above all, places on the Lower Rhine / Emsland are affected, then south-eastern Lower Saxony, Hesse, Thuringia and Franconia up to Baden-Württemberg and the Alps.
"There can be direct regional flooding on small streams and rivers," warns weather expert Jung of the risks in many regions on Friday.
Residents near streams or rivers should be vigilant during violent thunderstorms or heavy rain.
"Streets can be flooded quickly and basements fill up." The DWD also specifically warns of heavy rain, hail with a diameter of up to two centimeters and gusts of wind up to around 80 km/h.
According to the DWD, there is a greater danger on Friday in the southwest, from the Black Forest to the edge of the Alps.
There could also be larger hail here, with a diameter of up to four centimeters, as well as heavy gusts of wind at around 100 kilometers per hour.
Especially in the south, the strong thunderstorms could last into the night, south of the Danube, for example, there is a risk of heavy rain.
Under certain circumstances, large amounts of rain could come together on Friday and threaten local flooding.
Weather in Germany: Heavy thunderstorms are brewing – experts expect that
According to the two weather services, the storm situation will calm down on Saturday (May 6th).
But it's still cold and uncomfortable.
Rain showers from the west are expected to start again towards the afternoon on Sunday (7 May).
Heavy thunderstorms with rain and hail are expected again in the afternoon.
However, the DWD does not expect gusts of wind on Sunday.
Friday (May 5):
Thunderstorm with rain, hail and isolated squalls.
Temperatures of ten to 15 degrees in the northeast, in the rest of Germany sometimes 16 to 24 degrees.
Saturday (May 6):
Cloudy weather, isolated rain possible.
Maximum temperatures mostly between 10 to 24 degrees.
Sunday (May 7th):
In the afternoon repeated thunderstorms with rain and hail.
Highs of 16 to 23 degrees.
Source: DWD
"The first major storm situation of 2023 is imminent in parts of Germany," continues meteorologist Dominik Jung in his weather forecast.
Overall, according to Jung, it has been observed for years that the weather in Germany is becoming more and more extreme.
This also leads to heavier rainfall.
The meteorologist explains the increasingly extreme conditions as a consequence of climate change.
(nz/dpa)
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