Summer on the weekend, thunderstorms and squalls at the start of the week - April does what it wants, but these days it shows that particularly clearly.
Munich – Barely 30 degrees attracted people in Bavaria to the sun in droves over the weekend. On Monday, April 15th, this picture may have changed suddenly. Instead of temperatures in the high 20s, they plummeted to below 20 degrees and the sun was hidden behind a thick wall of clouds and rain. But it's far from over.
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Sudden weather in Bavaria – DWD warns of storms and gusts of wind in Bavaria
The meteorologists from the German Weather Service (DWD) warned of squalls and gusts of wind throughout Bavaria on Monday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. The southwest and northeast of the Free State in particular are affected by the level three weather warning: “Storm gusts are occurring at speeds between 60 km/h and 70 km/h. Gusts of up to 80 km/h must be expected near showers and in exposed locations,” writes the DWD. The state capital Munich is also affected by this warning. It is valid from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16th.
In the rest of Bavaria, including the cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg, a wind gust warning is in effect: “Gusts of wind are occurring at speeds of around 60 km/h. Gusts of up to 75 km/h must be expected near showers and in exposed locations,” writes the DWD.
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There was a crash south of Munich on Monday evening - further warnings from the DWD
From 4:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon it is supposed to get really uncomfortable south of Munich. “There are local thunderstorms coming from the southwest. There are gusts of wind with speeds of around 75 km/h,” warn the DWD experts. The warning initially applies from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and especially for Starnberg and Weilheim.
It is expected to remain uncomfortable throughout Bavaria in the coming days. On Tuesday night, “rain with temporarily strong to stormy gusts, locally squalls” will move across the Free State. The snowfall line drops significantly to 600 to 800 meters - as a reminder: Munich is already at 520 meters. “Showers moving through from the west on Tuesday, some as snow in the mountains. Isolated thunderstorms,” writes the DWD for tomorrow. The weather will remain similarly wet, cold (temperatures around 15 degrees) and thundery until at least Thursday, April 18th.
(fhz)