Overview
- Germany’s weather service (DWD) warns of widespread storm gusts from Thursday, with heavy to orkan‑like gusts most likely along the North Sea and in higher terrain.
- The strongest phase is expected from Thursday evening into early Friday, and DWD cautions that disruptions to road, rail and ferry traffic are likely.
- Model guidance diverges: the German ICON run shows possible rapid deepening and coastal gusts roughly 130–160 km/h, while ECMWF and GFS indicate a more moderate outcome.
- Coastal agencies signal surge potential on Friday, with BSH highlighting Hamburg and NLWKN warning of a light storm surge along Lower Saxony’s coast and possible beach and foreland flooding.
- Alongside wind, forecasters expect periods of heavy rain—locally significant in parts of the west and south such as the Black Forest—with cooler, unsettled conditions persisting into the weekend.