High temperatures and tropical nights: the summer weather has arrived in Germany. What awaits us this week, here at a glance.
Kassel – The Summer is finding its way into the weather in Germany – with full force. As the temperatures climb higher and higher throughout the week, the first tropical night of the year awaits us from Saturday (June 18) to Sunday. how long that weather remains as summery is currently still controversial.
Summer temperatures will peak on Saturday. According to the forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD), up to 36 degrees are to be expected. The graduate meteorologist Dominik Jung calculates opposite weather.net even with up to 38 degrees. In the night to Sunday (June 19) the temperatures will not fall below 20 degrees, which is why this is the first so-called tropical night of the year.
Summer weather is coming back: well over 30 degrees in mid-June
And even during the week, the summer weather does not leave Germany. From Wednesday (June 15), the high David brought temperatures up to 30 degrees again in the Federal Republic, as Jung reports. It is not yet clear whether the temperatures will remain at the summer level for longer. While the meteorologist Sebastian Schappert from the DWD speaks of only a short phase of summer temperatures, his colleague Jung has a different view.
Summer seems to come to stay, although we still have spring on the calendar…that can be cheerful in summer.
Which of the two is right in the end will probably only become clear after the weekend. While temperatures of 40 to 45 degrees are already being reported from Spain and Portugal, they will not rise above the 30 degree mark in Germany until Wednesday.
Heat in Germany: Summer weather expected this week
Showers and thunderstorms are only to be expected on Monday (June 13), after which thunderstorms are not expected again until the weekend, predicts Dominik Jung. The DWD is still expecting isolated showers in northern Germany on Tuesday. This week’s summer weather at a glance:
Monday (June 13) | Between 18 and 26 degrees expected, at the beginning of the day still showers and thunderstorms |
Tuesday (June 14) | Between 19 and 28 degrees expected with mostly sunny weather |
Wednesday (June 15) | Between 21 and 31 degrees expected, with sunshine |
Thursday (June 16) | Between 23 and 33 degrees expected, with lots of sun |
Friday (June 17) | Between 24 and 34 degrees expected, summer weather with a chance of thunderstorms |
Saturday (June 18) | Between 27 and 37 degrees expected, lots of sun with a few heat thunderstorms |
Sunday (June 19) | Between 27 and 36 degrees expected, also a mix of sun and clouds, heat thunderstorms possible |
Source: wetter.net |
This week’s heat, combined with the little rainfall expected, is exacerbating the drought in Germany, weather expert Jung warns. With this sometimes extreme Summer weather should be taken care of, especially when doing sports, too much exertion can quickly become dangerous here. (Lucas Maier)
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