Overview

• Warnstufe 2 is active for multiple Bavarian counties, including Ansbach, Fürth, Bamberg, Würzburg and Schweinfurt, due to strong thunderstorms and heavy rain.
• Forecasters expect 20 to 35 liters of rain per square meter in a few hours, with local peaks of 40 to 50 liters and wind gusts around 60 km/h.
• Baden-Württemberg faces a cooler, wet day with morning thunderstorms possible, highs of 18 to 23 degrees, and strong to stormy winds in the Black Forest.
• Northern Germany remains unsettled with dense cloud and isolated showers on Thursday, followed overnight by stronger showers and isolated thunderstorms moving in from the west.
• The DWD advises staying indoors during storms, securing loose objects, avoiding flooded roads and underpasses, and driving cautiously due to aquaplaning risk.