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Germany Split Between Sunshine and Showers as Midweek Thunderstorm Risk Rises

The DWD warns rising instability will drive a high thunderstorm risk in parts of Bavaria by Wednesday and forecasts disagree on whether a short heat spike or a stronger cool, wet shift follows.

Overview

  • On Sunday much of Germany was split between a warm, dry south and a cooler, showery north with gusty coastal winds.
  • The Deutscher Wetterdienst expects a generally drier, sunnier and milder start to the week for many regions, especially Monday and Tuesday.
  • From Tuesday into midweek rain, showers and individual thunderstorms should spread from the southwest toward the northeast.
  • The DWD flags a high afternoon thunderstorm risk for parts of Bavaria, notably the Alps and Bavarian Forest, on Wednesday.
  • Forecast models diverge after midweek with some predicting a brief heat spike around Thursday that could reach about 33°C and others showing a stronger cooling and renewed widespread rain, so local warnings such as recent Starkregen alerts for Landkreis Augsburg remain possible.