Overview
- A west-to-east cold front is forecast to arrive Thursday evening and is expected to trigger isolated storms that grow more frequent and potentially severe into Friday.
- Daytime heat before the front will be high, with daytime highs roughly between 27 and 34 degrees Celsius, which boosts atmospheric instability ahead of the storms.
- The highest threat is concentrated in western and central Germany, including Kassel and North Hesse, while the eastern half of the country should stay largely dry.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst says moisture, instability, lift and wind shear are present but no official regional warnings had been issued at the time of reporting, and forecasters say alerts may follow as storms organize.
- Conditions are forecast to ease by Saturday with lower highs around 21–25 °C, but residents should prepare for short-lived impacts such as intense rainfall, hail, lightning and damaging gusts and follow live DWD updates.