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Summer heat to return for weekend

Warm summer weather will return to the country just in time for the weekend and stay until the work week begins again, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Friday.

Summer heat to return for weekend
Yeah, summer. Photo: DPA

After several days of cool and changeable weather, Saturday will be particularly sunny and dry, with high temperatures climbing up to 25 degrees Celsius. Cloud cover will develop in the west and the north in the afternoon, while slightly cooler temperatures are expected in coastal and mountainous regions, the DWD said.

Overnight, northern and western regions can expect showers, but the rest of the country will see clear skies and temperatures between 12 and 17 degrees.

On Sunday the south and east will be warm and clear, while the west and north will be partly cloudy, the DWD predicted. But some areas will see heavy showers and thunderstorms, expected to spread to central and southern German during the course of the afternoon.

Meanwhile temperatures will range between 22 and 29 degrees. The warmest temperatures will likely be in the eastern Lausitz region and southern Bavaria.

But the balmy weather won’t last long. Stormy weather and cooler temperatures on Monday will signal a week of milder temperatures and scattered showers, the DWD said.

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Severe weather warnings issued as Germany braces for more storms

Extreme weather warnings for heavy rainfall remain in place in parts of Germany on Friday following flooding in the south. There is also a chance of thunderstorms at the weekend.

Severe weather warnings issued as Germany braces for more storms

Severe weather is expected in the southwest of the country on Friday, with the heaviest rain expected in Saarbrücken, as well as the surrounding areas of Saarland and southern Rhineland-Palatinate.

In these areas Germany’s weather service (DWD) has level 4 warnings in place – meaning that the rain is expected to be extremely heavy (more than 40 litres per square metre in an hour, or 60 litres per square metre in 6 hours).

Slightly less severe, but still heavy continuous rain can also be expected in the surrounding regions, extending as far as Stuttgart and Mainz.

Speaking to Bild newspaper, Climatologist Dr. Karsten Brandt suggested that the heavy precipitation and thunderstorms will continue to move northwest, even into southern North-Rhine Westphalia (Aachen).

There are also wind warnings in parts of the country, with squalls expected on the Brocken and the Fichtelberg mountains, as well as in the Black Forest and in the Alps.

Currently, the highest wind warnings are in Dresden and southern Bavaria near the Alps.

Friday’s weather warnings come in the wake of chaotic weather that flooded Nuremberg and parts of Bavaria Thursday night, where many roads flooded. Cars were submerged in water and bus routes were cancelled.

A number of household cellars also flooded as well as a large underground car park at the Technical University.

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What will the weekend bring?

Beyond the area of severe weather warnings but not beyond the reach of the storm, Cologne will have some rain on Friday which may continue on through the weekend.

Germany’s northern and eastern regions have dodged the recent bout of storms so far, but in Berlin scattered thunderstorms can be expected to move in by Sunday afternoon. This may put a dampener on the Karneval der Kulturen parade. 

In Bremen and Hamburg, residents can expect some rain showers on Sunday and Monday, with a chance of thunderstorms as well.

In Munich and Nuremberg, it looks as if the worst is over. Some small showers may continue into Saturday, but Bavarian residents can look forward to a sunny Sunday ahead of the public holiday on Monday for Pentecost. 

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