Overview
- The weather flip begins Thursday evening in western Germany, spreads overnight toward central areas and is forecast to peak in severity on Friday, especially in the south and southeast.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) has warned of isolated strong storms Thursday night producing about 20 liters per square metre in one hour and gusts near 85 km/h, with very localized extremes up to 30 l/m² in an hour and 100 km/h gusts.
- Model runs and meteorologists raise Friday’s threat, particularly for southern Bavaria and the Alpine foothills, where cells could produce 25–40 l/m² in short periods, hail up to walnut size, and gusts of 100–120 km/h.
- Forecasters say the main danger is intense, short‑period rainfall that can cause flash floods and fast river rises, and they note a small but real risk of supercells and localized tornadoes, so people should follow live official warnings.
- Behind the front temperatures will drop and the weekend should be cooler and calmer, but travel disruption, local property damage and flooded basements remain likely where storms concentrate.