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WEATHER

Week gets off to a cool and rainy start

Germany faces a cool and rainy start to the week, but the low pressure system interrupting summer is slowly starting to dissipate, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).

Week gets off to a cool and rainy start
Photo: DPA

However, the nasty weather system “Otto” currently stuck over Denmark will only gradually give way to warmer – but not necessarily sunnier – days.

“For days, (Otto) has given us dark rain clouds combined with gusty winds and frigid temperatures,” said DWD meteorologist Simon Trippler in a statement on Monday. “Slowly he’s losing strength.”

But Trippler said this month was still likely to be the coldest July in the past decade. And although temperatures are likely to climb midweek, they will be accompanied by more rain across much of the country.

“The warmer air will still be wet, meaning rainfall will segue into showers and thunderstorms,” Trippler said.

Click here for The Local’s weather forecast.

Otto’s last gasp will stretch from Schleswig-Holstein all the way to Bavaria on Monday, bringing rain that sweeps eastward over the course of the day. Temperatures will range between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius – though the extreme western parts of Germany could peak at 23 degrees. Overnight lows will drop to 15 degrees all the way down to a chilly seven degrees in southern Bavaria.

Tuesday will start changeable, with showers and thunderstorms possible. Only the east and southeast are likely to remain dry. Temperatures will climb to between 19 and 24 degrees. As things cool off towards the evening, patchy fog could form. Overnight lows will drop to between 15 and nine degrees.

The sun will begin to show itself by the middle of the week, but central and southern regions could see showers even on Wednesday afternoon. Highs will range between 20 and 25 degrees.

Thursday will likely bring more rain to the south, elsewhere the skies will be partly cloudy. The north is likely to have more sunshine and temperatures will top out between 17 degrees near the Alps and 25 degrees in the east.

The Local/mry

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BERLIN

Disruption on roads in Berlin as farmers stage fresh protest

Farmers in Germany launched fresh protests in Berlin on Friday to call for the government to support agriculture, resulting in disruption across the city.

Disruption on roads in Berlin as farmers stage fresh protest

Berlin police said there were “considerable traffic disruptions” across the city and the outskirts and especially around Straße des 17. Juni, the government district and the Bundesrat .

Since Thursday morning, Straße des 17. Juni and other streets around the government district in Berlin-Tiergarten have been closed. There will also be closures on Leipziger Straße between Wilhelmstraße and Leipziger Platz through Friday.

A planned rally is due to take place from 12 noon to 5pm on Friday with tractors and lorries around Platz des 18. März, near Brandenburg Gate. 

The action is being held to protest the government’s agricultural policies.

It comes as relief measures – including reduced bureaucracy and tax relief for farmers – went to the Bundesrat on Friday to be voted on as part of the Growth Opportunities Act.

However, farmers are still pushing for their original demand of fully keeping the agricultural diesel subsidy.

READ ALSO: Analysis: Why are German farmers so angry?

Farmers in Germany have been staging similar protests against the policies of the government since the start of the year.

Where are protests taking place?

Here’s a look at the routes farmers are expected to take in Friday into Berlin where disruption will occur:

Frohnau: From the state border via B96 Berliner Straße, Roedernallee, Lindauer Allee, Residenzstraße, Markstraße, Schulstraße, Luxemburger Straße, Föhrer Straße, An der Putlitzbrücke, Stromstraße, Lessingstraße, Altonaer Straße and Großer Stern to Straße des 17. Juni

Lichtenrade: From the state border via the B96 Kirchhainer Damm to Tempelhofer Damm and then via Mehringdamm, Hallesches Ufer, Reichpietschufer, Klingelhöferstraße, Hofjägerallee and Großer Stern to Straße des 17. Juni

Mahlsdorf: From the state border via the B1/5 to Alexanderstraße and then via Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Unter den Linden, Wilhelmstraße, Dorotheenstraße, Scheidemannstraße, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee, Spreeweg and Großer Stern to Straße des 17. Juni

Staaken: From the state border via B5 Heerstraße to Theodor-Heuss-Platz, Kaiserdamm, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, Straße des 17. Juni and Großer Stern to Straße des 17. Juni.

As we’ve already. mentioned, there will also be road closures on Leipziger Straße between Wilhelmstraße and Leipziger Platz.

Farmers at the Straße des 17. Juni early morning on Friday in Berlin in a demo for better agricultural policy.

Farmers at the Straße des 17. Juni early morning on Friday in Berlin in a demo for better agricultural policy. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Jörg Carstensen

A large police presence was in place around the federal ministries and parliamentary buildings.

“We are taking preparatory measures before the farmers’ rally so that parliamentary work can take place smoothly on Friday,” said a spokesperson for the Berlin police on Thursday. 

During previous demonstrations, tactics – such as throwing manure and blockade attempts – have been controversial. 

On one occasion in January more than a hundred farmers blocked a ferry port as Economics Minister Robert Habeck tried to return from a holiday with his wife on the North Friesian island of Hooge.

According to media reports, some of the protestors tried to storm the ferry that the Habeck and his wife were on, preventing the Green Party politician from disembarking and forcing police to intervene. 

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