Overview

• Many regions are enduring the first major summer heatwave with temperatures climbing above 30 °C and reaching up to 37 °C in the southwest.
• The Deutscher Wetterdienst has warned of intense heat stress and very high UV levels, urging people to stay hydrated and limit sun exposure.
• Dry conditions and sustained high temperatures have raised forest fire danger to level five in Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Saxony and Thuringia, according to Landesbetrieb Forst Brandenburg.
• Strong thunderstorms are forecast for Monday, with meteorologists predicting heavy rain, hail and wind gusts up to 100 km/h that will break the heat but pose new risks.
• By Tuesday, cooler, more unsettled weather will follow, bringing scattered showers in northern Germany and milder, drier conditions in the south.