Overview
- A cold front driven by a small low pushed across Germany on Wednesday, cutting daytime highs from above 30°C to roughly 17–23°C in many places and producing thunderstorms and gusty winds.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst issued dozens of warnings including Warnstufe 2 in parts of Bavaria and Baden‑Württemberg with localized rain totals up to about 35 l/m² and the risk of rapid street flooding.
- Nights have turned noticeably cooler with forecast lows in single digits and a localized risk of ground frost in inland and upland areas.
- High‑pressure influence from the Azores is forecast to bring a brief return to milder, mostly dry conditions for Saturday with many areas above 20°C and the Upper Rhine and southwest up to 25–27°C.
- Forecasters stress uncertainty for Sunday and early next week because model guidance is split between another northwest low that would cool and wet the country and a stronger Azores ridge that could push the southwest back toward near‑30°C, while very low Rhine gauges keep drought and navigation impacts in focus.