Overview
- Official DWD warnings on Thursday cover large parts of the country, with Berlin and Brandenburg and other eastern and northern regions under orange alerts for gusts up to about 75 km/h.
- On the Brocken in the Harz a red warning signals danger to life with gusts around 85–110 km/h, while other exposed peaks such as the Fichtelberg and alpine ridges face severe gusts.
- The weather service cautions about falling branches and flying debris and advises securing loose objects, with winds expected to ease from late afternoon and evening in many areas.
- Forecasts indicate a rapid shift to a southwesterly flow from Friday, bringing a short mild spell with typical highs of 11–19 C and, in favored zones like the Upper Rhine and föhn-affected alpine forelands, the possibility of 20–24 C.
- Conditions will vary regionally through the weekend, with brighter, milder spells in the south and southeast, more cloud and some rain in the northwest, lingering mountain and coastal gusts, and a cooler, wetter turn by Sunday.