Overview
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst and regional forecasts show a clear north–south divide this week with repeated showers, thunderstorms and strong to stormy gusts expected along the North Sea coast and northern states.
- Southern Germany is set for summerlike weather through Friday with widespread highs around 26–32 °C and many locations near 30 °C according to the DWD.
- Several models project a possible short‑lived extreme heat pulse in the Oberrhein/Rheintal and nearby southwest areas with localized peaks up to 35–36 °C, but that outcome is model‑dependent and less certain than the DWD’s more conservative guidance.
- Forecasters warn of practical impacts: storm damage and travel disruption in the north, and in the south increased heat stress, warmer nights and continued drought and wildfire risk where soils and rivers remain low.
- Longer‑range outlooks from DWD and major models lean toward a generally warmer‑than‑normal September, reflecting a pattern shift that follows one of Germany’s hottest summers and the national record of 41.8 °C at Möckern‑Drewitz.