Overview

• Forecasters describe a broadly autumnal weekend with widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms, cooler conditions in the northwest near 15°C, and brief sunnier intervals in the east and southeast up to about 22°C.
• The DWD issued official level‑2 warnings in parts of NRW on Saturday evening for thunderstorms bringing gusts around 70 km/h, local downpours and small hail.
• Early next week the DWD expects strong to stormy winds, with North Sea and Baltic coasts possibly reaching gusts near 100 km/h and periods of heavy rain, while inland gusts increase widely.
• In Bavaria a short warm spike to roughly 20–25°C is forecast on Monday before temperatures fall again on Tuesday with showers and brisk winds.
• Private analyses from wetter.net flag frequent 80–90 km/h gusts in NRW and northern areas and potential coastal rainfall totals of 70–90 l/m² through midweek.