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Germany Braces for Unsettled Weekend as DWD Flags Local Heavy-Rain Risk

The weather service’s summer assessment finds a warm, sun‑rich season without records, with a wet July temporarily easing dryness.

Overview

  • The DWD expects no fundamental shift to stable summer weather this weekend, with a mix of sun, showers and isolated thunderstorms.
  • Official alerts note short‑period rainfall of 15–25 l/m², locally 20–30 l/m², with lightning and wind gusts up to about 60 km/h possible.
  • Temperatures generally range around 18–24°C on Saturday and 22–26°C on Sunday, with the northwest windier and the east briefly up to about 27°C.
  • A low near the British Isles is forecast to bring a broader rain and storm episode on Monday as meteorological autumn begins.
  • Preliminary DWD figures put the summer average at roughly 18.3°C, about 227 l/m² of rain and around 720 sunshine hours, while some private models hint at an early‑September warm spell that remains uncertain.