Overview

• Wednesday’s near-record 38.8 °C peak in Potsdam marked the height of Germany’s first major summer heatwave.
• The German Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for more than a dozen districts in Bavaria through Friday.
• A stable high-pressure ridge over North Rhine-Westphalia is maintaining calm summer conditions with highs around 25–29 °C.
• A fundamental weather reversal is expected from Sunday as a trough brings widespread clouds and rain across the country.
• Medium-range GFS model guidance projects another extreme heatwave around July 10–12, with possible highs up to 43 °C.