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Clammy German weather set to improve after weekend

Summer will likely return soon to Germany, but not before chilly low pressure systems Yvonne and Xandra get the last laugh this weekend, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Friday.

Published: 18 July 2008 14:58 CEST
Clammy German weather set to improve after weekend
Photo: DPA

After the two fronts carrying cold North Sea air take their leave, the DWD says it expects a change “headed clearly for prime summer weather.”

As soon as Saturday morning Germany could see a warmer weather in the south and southeast, but don’t break out the grill just yet – cooler weather will roll in again before evening, bringing clouds, rain and thunderstorms.

The storms and changeable weather will remain on Sunday, with high temperatures between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius.

Monday will still be unseasonably cool and depressing with thunderstorms in the northwest. Down south the sun will finally begin to shine late in the day, bringing what the DWD hopes will be the long-awaited homecoming of biergarten weather.

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‘Turbo spring’: Germany to see temperatures above 25C

Germany is set for a blast of warm weather in the coming week as the colder spell eases off.

Published: 26 April 2024 16:56 CEST
'Turbo spring': Germany to see temperatures above 25C

“The late winter weather of the past few days with frost and snow is a thing of the past for the time being, and spring will kick into turbo gear over the next few days,” said meteorologist Adrian Leyser from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday.

Temperatures are expected to rise sharply over the weekend with plenty of sunshine, forecasters said. In Germany anything above 25C is classed as a summer day. “The summer mark of 25C will be cracked regionally as early as Sunday,” said Leyser.

It comes as snow and hail hit Germany last week, and temperatures fell below freezing in some places.

But showers and thunderstorms are still possible in the west and north of Germany. Maximum temperatures there are expected to reach around 20C. 

According to the DWD, spring will get a little damper on Monday, with a few rain spells.  “However, the next low pressure system over Western Europe is preparing to turn on the warm air jet again from Tuesday,” said the meteorologist.

On Wednesday – which is a public holiday across Germany for International Workers’ Day – temperatures could soar nearer 30C. 

“In the south and east, we are even approaching the 30C mark,” said Leyser. However, the weather will remain “susceptible to disruption”, said Leyser, especially in the west where there is a risk of isolated and sometimes severe thunderstorms.

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