Overview
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst says this week that southern Germany will warm to about 26–31 °C by Friday while the north stays cooler with showers, thunderstorms and strong gusts.
- Several operational models and private forecasters now project a possible stronger heat pulse early next week with localized peaks of 35–36 °C around the Upper Rhine, but the scenario shows large disagreement and remains uncertain.
- Northern and coastal regions face repeated unsettled weather and stormy gusts through the second half of the week under Atlantic low pressure and a jet‑stream‑driven cold front.
- Germany’s severe drought continues and the Rhine fell to historic low gauges in August, raising immediate risks to inland shipping, groundwater supplies and fire danger if dry, hot conditions persist.
- Longer‑range outlooks lean toward a warmer, relatively dry September according to multiple model ensembles, though forecast confidence drops beyond about a week and different models (ECMWF, ICON, GFS) give divergent outcomes.