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One killed as storms sweep Germany

Update: The summer sun turned to strong rainstorms over the weekend and into the start of the work week with one fireman found dead on Monday during heavy downpours.

One killed as storms sweep Germany
Photo: DPA.

The body of a fireman was found by a creek on Monday in Rustenfelde Thuringia after heavy rainfall, local police said.

It has still not been confirmed how the man died, though it appeared he may have drowned.

Another storm over the weekend saw lightning strikes on a football field injure 26 players and spectators on Sunday, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

The football game in Bräunsdorf, Saxony, had to be halted as the wounded were taken to hospital for treatment.

The German Weather Service (DWD) said on Sunday that much of the country will continue to experience rain throughout the week before things heat up again for the weekend.

Rain showers are expected across the country this week, sweeping from the northeast to the southwest, the DWD said.

Southern Germany will continue to experience showers and thunderstorms until nearly the end of the week, but with the rain will also come cooler temperatures – a relief for the area that has seen mercury rising above 40C in recent weeks.

Storms in the north will usher in comparatively warmer weather.

Areas in the center of the country will experience particularly heavy downpours, especially in North Rhine-Westphalia, northern Hesse and southeast Lower Saxony.

While the rain is expected to peter out by Wednesday in the north, the south is predicted to still experience storms into Thursday, though most of the rest of the country will be sunny.

But by the weekend, most of Germany should once again see higher, warmer temperatures. 

 

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Spring to arrive in Germany with temperatures of up to 21C

The moment many people around Germany have been waiting for is almost here: as of Thursday, temperatures are expected to crack the 20C mark and stay warm through the start of spring.

Spring to arrive in Germany with temperatures of up to 21C

Whether it’s the pink cherry blossom trees which have started to bloom, lighter evenings or people walking around with ice cream cones, the signs of springs have already started to show around Germany in March.

Now the weather is also catching up: following rain storms on Wednesday, the mercury is expected to reach at least 20C in many parts of the Bundesrepublik on Thursday. 

READ ALSO: Seven signs that Spring has arrived in Germany

First there’s some damper news: On Wednesday, Germany – in particular the southwest – is expected to be hit by the storms. In the Black Forest, 30 to 40 litres per square metre will fall by midday, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).

In the Alps, light snowfall will set in above 1,000 to 1,200 metres, with fresh snowfall of around five centimetres expected. 

The rain will ease by the following morning, but it will remain cloudy.

Up to 21C on Thursday

On Thursday, after the morning the fog disappears, people can look forward to a sunny and dry day – especially in the south and western parts of Germany. 

Temperatures will rise to a pleasant 14 to 21C degrees, with the highest values on the Upper Rhine. 

In mountainous areas and by the sea, it will remain somewhat cooler at 10C to 14C. 

Friday will be characterised by changeable weather: there will be sunny spells as well as rain showers, which will spread from the west and may be heavy in places – including thunderstorms. 

Temperatures will be between 14C and 18C degrees, and in the Lausitz region in eastern Germany it could even reach a warm 20 degrees.

Warmer weeks

While this Sunday could still see some single digit temperatures in northern parts of Germany – such as 9C in Berlin and Hamburg – the coming week is set to experience continually warmer weather, remaining at 14C and higher. 

The first day of spring officially begins this year with the Spring Equinox on March 19th. The days will become even lighter in Germany after Daylight Savings Time, which this year takes place in the early hours of Easter Sunday, or March 31st.

READ ALSO: Everything that changes in Germany in March 2024

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