Overview
- DWD has active wind alerts in parts of Bavaria today while northern coastal regions prepare for a likely peak from Thursday night into Friday.
- Germany’s high‑resolution ICON model signals orkan‑level gusts near the North Sea with simulations up to roughly 150 km/h and a Hamburg storm‑surge risk flagged by BSH for Friday morning.
- Other guidance from GFS and ECMWF projects lower northern peaks of about 100–120 km/h with a reduced surge signal, reflecting sensitivity to the low’s exact track.
- Regional forecasts highlight the highest wind risk for Schleswig‑Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, and parts of Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, with exposed high terrain and islands also vulnerable.
- Authorities advise securing loose objects and avoiding forests and parks, and some forecasts indicate heavy rain in western uplands including the Black Forest, Saarland and the Eifel.