Overview
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst raised orange (third‑highest) warnings for parts of southern Bavaria on Wednesday, forecasting about 20–35 l/m² of rain in a few hours and up to roughly 50 l/m² in orographic “staulagen.”
- Thunderstorms moving across Bavaria this afternoon and evening may bring small‑grained hail and storm gusts typically near 70 km/h, and meteorologists say isolated supercells cannot be ruled out.
- Northern and coastal states from Niedersachsen to Schleswig‑Holstein face incoming rain fronts and strengthening winds with fresher to strong gusts at the North Sea coast.
- Forecasters warn of immediate hazards including rapid street flooding, aquaplaning and dangerous lightning, and they advise avoiding flooded underpasses and taking shelter from open areas.
- Models show the same cold front will send further rain bands from the northwest into Thursday and the weekend, with terrain effects likely to locally amplify totals so people should follow region‑specific DWD updates.