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IN PICTURES: Snow and bitterly cold temperatures hit Germany

Here's a look at how the bitterly cold weather has been affecting Germany.

Published: 8 February 2021 09:50 CET
Updated: 8 February 2021 14:13 CET
IN PICTURES: Snow and bitterly cold temperatures hit Germany
Snow in Berlin outside the Reichstag on Sunday. Photo: DPA

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Heavy snowfall, temperatures way below freezing and high winds have been hitting many parts of Germany. This selection of tweets, and pictures by DPA photographers across Germany, show how the country looks right now.

READ ALSO: Germany braces for more snow as extreme winter weather causes chaos

A striking winter scene in Wolkersdorf, Bavaria. 

Monday is a complete white out in Leipzig.

These two people have the right equipment for the weather in Erfurt, Thuringia.

A man below is seen clearing the snow outside a shop in Hanover on Monday.

A person braving the snow in Dresden city centre early on Monday morning.

Families make the most of the snow in a Berlin park on Sunday.

The water in the harbour of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund covered with a layer of ice.

Very difficult driving conditions in Ingeln-Oesselse, Lower Saxony.

Henry the pug cosies up to stay warm in snowy Dresden.

READ ALSO: Why Germany is facing extreme winter weather this month

Children playing in the snow in Münster.

Seagulls and wild waves at the Baltic Sea in Strande, Schleswig-Holstein.

Trucks stuck in the snow near Gera in eastern Germany.

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WEATHER

Germany sees end of heatwave as storms lash the country

Is summer really over? It certainly did not feel like it with over a week of dry weather and high temperatures stretching into the mid-30s. But that's set to change Tuesday, with massive rainfall forecast across the country.

Published: 12 September 2023 10:35 CEST
Germany sees end of heatwave as storms lash the country

Over the weekend Germany saw temperatures reaching as high as 35C. Freibäder (open-air pools) which were supposed to close after the summer season stayed open.

But on Tuesday the Bundesrepublik can expect temperature drops of up to 15C as thunderstorms move from western to eastern Germany.

The German Weather Service (DPA) issued an extreme weather warning amid intense rain and a winds of up to 100 km per hour in some areas.

Throughout the day the northwest will see showers, thunderstorms and squalls, according to DWD.

The southeast is set to stay sunny, but may also experience thunder and lightning in the afternoon. Cities such as Berlin and Dresden will be muggy with highs between 26 and 31C, whereas in the northwest the mercury will read between 22 and 25C.

During the day, storms with heavy rain of up to 20 litres per square metre will move from the regions of the Lower Rhine and West Münsterland towards East Westphalia, before moving further east.

In addition to heavy rain, there may also be large hailstorms and gusts of up to 100 km/h.

On Wednesday, the storm front will move south of the Main River. The violent thunderstorms will bring torrential rain in parts. Temperatures will stay similar with highs between 18 and 26C. In northern Germany, clouds will clear up and it will stay dry throughout the day.

Across Germany, Thursday is likely to become warm and sunny again. “At 18 to 24C, however, temperatures are much more subdued compared to the current [heat wave]. On Friday and Saturday, however, temperatures are expected to rise again somewhat,” said DWD meteorologist Markus Übel in a statement.

Temperatures going into the following week are then expected to be in the high 20s, which meteorologists predict will push this September into the hottest on record in Germany.

READ ALSO: Summer set to return to Germany with mid-August heatwave

Vocabulary

muggy – schwül 

meteorologist – (der) Meteorologe/(der) Wetterbeobachter

thunderstorm – (das) Gewitter

hail – (der) Hagel

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