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Gloomy, but warmer weekend weather ahead

The weekend weather in Germany will be a bit warmer, but residents can also expect cloud cover and rain, the German Weather Service reported on Friday.

Gloomy, but warmer weekend weather ahead
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Winds from the south will bring milder weather to the country, with double-digit temperatures during the day and frost-free nights, the DWD said from its headquarters in Offenbach.

Friday is expected to be overcast and soggy in the north, while in the south, particularly the Black Forest and along the Danube River, mist and rain with set in. Western Germany will be significantly sunnier than the rest of the country. High temperatures will range between 7 degrees Celsius in the northeast to 15 degrees along the Rhine River.

Meanwhile fog is expected on Saturday with rain showers in the north. By afternoon rain will also set in to the west. Despite the damp, temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius will make weekend ramblers a bit more comfortable than the previous weeks’ highs.

Rain will likely continue overnight and through Sunday across much of Germany, with high temperatures expected to reach 11 degrees Celsius in the northeast, and 18 degrees in the upper Rhine region.

Click here for The Local’s weather forecast.

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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.

'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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