Overview

• The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued level 1 frost warnings for ten Bavarian counties, with ground temperatures expected to drop as low as –4 °C to –5 °C on May 23–24.
• Farmers and winemakers are on high alert as frost threatens crops, including fruit trees and grapevines, which are at risk of significant damage during their blooming stage.
• Severe thunderstorms, with risks of hail up to 3 cm, wind gusts of 80 km/h, and possible tornadoes, are forecast for parts of Germany over the weekend.
• Meteorological models predict a sudden weather shift by the end of May, with a heatwave potentially pushing temperatures up to 35 °C from Southwest Europe and North Africa.
• This weather volatility follows Germany's driest spring in over a century, exacerbating concerns about soil moisture, drought, and agricultural resilience.