Overview
- The weather is currently split, with cool, showery conditions in the north and northeast and warm, sunny weather in the southwest, the German Weather Service reported on Sunday.
- Immediate DWD warnings target Bavaria and nearby areas for thunderstorms with local heavy rain, small hail and gusts up to about 70 km/h.
- The DWD and multiple outlets project widespread daytime highs of 30–35°C by the end of next week, with locally higher values in the southwest.
- Major models disagree on how long the heat will last: ECMWF ensemble runs favor a stable Omega high that could trap very hot air for several days while the U.S. GFS shows earlier disturbances and more chances of breaks and thunderstorms.
- Very dry soils raise wildfire and infrastructure risks and heighten health dangers after the June heat episode that the Robert Koch Institute linked to hundreds of heat-related deaths, and a separate, large heat dome is forming over the United States with major public-safety implications.