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April wraps up with stormy week ahead

The end of April is looking stormy for Germany with hot and cold air mixing and making for wild spring weather over the coming few days, state forecasters DWD said on Wednesday.

April wraps up with stormy week ahead
Lightning over Lake Starnberg, in Bavaria. Photo: DPA

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The country was on Wednesday sandwiched between a high pressure system swirling over Scandinavia, and a low, wet, system moving in from southern Europe. This would make for a stormy few days, said the DWD, adding that warm temperatures from the beginning of the week should stay.

As Wednesday draws to a close after highs of between 18C and 23C and the occasional thunder clap, a much cooler night will arrive. Lows of between 11C and 5C and clear skies will continue until dawn. Only in the furthest west and in the north east will it be showery with a chance of storm.

Clouds will cover the eastern states by Thursday morning, bringing the chance of rain and thunder to Berlin and the surrounding areas.

The day will start clear everywhere else, but as the hours pass clouds will begin stacking up in the west and south as well.

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Temperatures on Thursday will be cooler in the north with highs between 13C and 18C and warmer in the south and west, settling between 19C and 24C. The northern states – especially along the coastline – will be windier than the rest of the country.

Thunder and lightning should still be crashing over the south, west and central states on Friday.

Only the furthest north and north east will dodge the worst of the weather. Heavy rain will accompany storms, as will temperatures of 17C in the south and north and summery highs of 25C around the Rhine.

Storms will rumble on into Friday night in the north and south west. Elsewhere will be dry, but still cloudy. Lows be around 11C and 7C, DWD forecast.

Saturday will see storms contained to the south-west, with the north and east experiencing a much drier start to the weekend.

Temperatures will climb to between 18C and 24C. Rain will, the DWD said, probably return by the time the sun sets to almost every state.

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More rain forecast as storms hit western Germany

Severe storms and heavy rain affected parts of Germany on Thursday, creating disruptions. More rain is forecast on Friday but weather warnings have been lifted.

More rain forecast as storms hit western Germany

Major storms hit western Germany on Thursday, causing travel disruption and flooding. 

In parts of Baden-Württemberg, streets were flooded and rivers swelled. Bisingen, southwest of Tübingen, was particularly hard hit, with cellars and streets plunged under water.

Police said there was also traffic disruption. In Baden-Württemberg’s state capital Stuttgart, severe storms and lightning caused issues and some roads were closed.

A lightning strike in the Sigmaringen area resulted in a broken signal box on the railway line. According to Deutsche Bahn, no train journeys were possible in the region in the early evening with several delays and cancellations.

Other states were also affected.

There were around 300 relief operations in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate, which was hit by the 2021 deadly flood disaster.

Police said no-on was injured, although basements and streets were flooded. The water levels of the Ahr were being closely monitored.

Emergency services in Bisingen on Thursday.

Emergency services in Bisingen on Thursday. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Silas Stein

In Trier, too, streets were flooded after heavy rain and there were hailstorms. The Koblenz police headquarters reported fallen trees. Significant property damage due to full cellars and flooded streets was also reported in some areas. 

Heavy showers also fell in Hesse, accompanied by thunder storms. In Frankfurt, according to the fire department, the heavy rain caused water to enter the Bethanien Hospital and even reach the intensive care unit of the clinic.

“We were able to contain the damage relatively quickly and prevent it from spreading,” said fire department spokesman Thorben Schemmel, adding that no patients were affected.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the Eifel region was particularly affected, with reports of flooded streets after heavy rain and hailstorms.

North Rhine-Westphalia also saw storms late in the afternoon on Thursday. 

The German Weather Service (DWD) said it expected some heavy rain and hail in parts of the country on Friday – particularly in the west – and at the weekend but warnings of severe weather have been lifted. 

The DWD said there could still be one or two strong thunderstorms in the northeast on Friday. However, it will be a significantly quieter day compared to Thursday. Temperatures of up to 25C can be expected.

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