weather - Weather danger persists
The thunderstorm risk in Germany continues. The weather will gradually calm down towards the end of Saturday, according to the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach. However, for many parts of the country, strong thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are forecast for Friday.
The risk is particularly high in Saxony and Brandenburg. The DWD warned of "extreme amounts of heavy rain," which could exceed the 100 liters per square meter mark within a few hours. However, the forecast from various weather models is "particularly vague." It is also possible that large amounts of heavy rain could fall over Czech Republic and Poland instead.
From the middle to the east of Germany, hailstones up to two centimeters in diameter could accompany the heavy rain. There is also a risk of tornadoes. In the Bavarian Alpine foothills, hailstones up to three centimeters in diameter could fall from the sky. In the west and northwest, it will only rain heavily.
The thunderstorms will persist into the night. According to current forecasts, large parts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from the Uckermark to the Baltic Sea coast are likely to be affected. There, more than 50 liters per square meter could fall within a few hours. However, it will rain less to the north of the Elbe river compared to Saturday.
- The weather service in Offenbach, specifically the DWD, is responsible for issuing warnings about the ongoing thunderstorm risk in Germany.
- Despite the risk, Saxony and Brandenburg are particularly vulnerable to extreme heavy rain, which could exceed 100 liters per square meter within a few hours.
- In some parts of Germany, including the east and middle, hailstorms could also pose a hazard, with hailstones potentially reaching diameters of two centimeters in Saxony and up to three centimeters in the Bavarian Alpine foothills.
- The Weather Service in Offenbach, DWD, has also warned about potential weather hazards in other regions of Germany, such as heavy rainfall in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, reaching more than 50 liters per square meter in the latter area.
