Overview

• The DWD placed parts of Baden-Württemberg, including the Karlsruhe and Stuttgart regions, under level‑3 severe weather alerts with 50 to 80 liters per square meter expected and up to 100 locally by Thursday morning, warning of local flooding and water‑filled basements.
• In Bavaria, Unterfranken is under a level‑3 alert as 30 to 50 liters per square meter are forecast through Thursday, with up to 80 near the southern Spessart and additional rain spreading into Upper Franconia and parts of the Upper Palatinate from midday.
• Bavaria’s flood service reports some gauges already above alert level 1 and says level 2 is possible in spots, noting that county warnings issued Monday were lifted Tuesday morning as conditions briefly eased.
• Eastern Bavaria faces strong gusts above 800 meters at around 65 to 80 km/h, with risks from falling branches and unsecured objects, according to DWD advisories.
• Precipitation in the Alps is expected to fall as snow down to roughly 1,800 meters with up to ten centimeters of new snow by Thursday, as temperatures stay cool before a modest warmup into the weekend.