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Temperatures of up to 34C to hit Germany on Tuesday

Summer has made a return in September, with temperatures of up to 34C expected in parts of Germany on Tuesday.

Published: 15 September 2020 12:08 CEST
Temperatures of up to 34C to hit Germany on Tuesday
Beachgoers in the northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein on Monday. Photo: DPA

Throughout the country, temperatures are predicted to range between 29 and 34C, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).

In Berlin temperatures will are slated to reach 32C, in Frankfurt 31C, in Cologne 33C and in Munich 28C.

The following tweet from DWD shows in red which parts of Germany could reach between 30 and 34C on Tuesday.

The Mercury is expected to reach the highest in the Rhine Valley and southwest Germany, and also top the 30C mark in the east.

The Hitze (heat) has continued from the weekend and Monday, when temperatures also rose above 30C around the country. 

But the summer weather is expected to simmer down by Wednesday, when temperatures between 24 and 31C are predicted around the whole country.

On Thursday, they are expected to drop further to the low 20s around most of the country, and high teens in windy northern Germany.

Germany isn’t the only European country seeing unseasonably warm temperatures. In the southwest part of neighbouring France, temperatures have reached a record 37.9C.

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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.

Published: 17 May 2024 10:37 CEST
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.

READ ALSO: Record heat deaths and floods – How Germany is being hit by climate change

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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