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The German Weather Service (DWD) provides weather forecasts for Germany and is the official source for meteorological data in the country.
In Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg the weather will be changeable on Wednesday. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the sky will be variable to very cloudy, with showers and isolated thunderstorms. Thunderstorms can be strong locally. The maximum values are around 19 degrees.
It gets windy, especially on the North Sea. There the wind blows at times strong and gusty from the southwest, later from the northwest. Otherwise the wind will remain light to moderate.
Cooler at night
On Thursday night it will remain partly cloudy, with a few showers possible. The temperatures drop to 14 degrees on Heligoland and Fehmarn and to 8 degrees inland. Strong and gusty west to northwest winds continue to blow along the coast.
On Thursday it will initially be cloudy with a high of 18 degrees with a few showers. In the afternoon the clouds will clear and it will remain mostly dry. At the beginning there will be a fresh and gusty west to northwest wind on Fehmarn.
The rain is coming on Friday
On Friday night it will be partly cloudy, partly clear. A few showers may appear later in North Frisia. Temperatures drop to 15 degrees on Helgoland, 11 degrees on Nordstrand and up to 7 degrees inland.
During the day on Friday it will initially be friendly at times. Later, thicker clouds and rain will move in from the North Sea. Temperatures reach 18 degrees in Leck and up to 21 degrees in Hamburg. Moderate to fresh south to southwest winds are blowing on the North Sea.
Things will remain changeable on Saturday too. In addition to dense clouds, the sun will appear at times and there will be occasional showers. The maximum values are between 19 degrees on Sylt and 21 degrees in Hamburg.
A hot late summer day is expected in Baden-Württemberg on Tuesday with temperatures between 27 and 33 degrees. On Wednesday night, a cold front will move in with heavy rain, strong thunderstorms, gusts of up to 90 km/h, hail and local heavy rain. On Wednesday it will remain wet and cooler, especially along and south of the Swabian Alb, with highs between 15 and 22 degrees.
Hamburg recorded an average temperature of 18.9 degrees in the summer of 2024, 2.4 degrees above the long-term average. There were 14 hot and four very hot days, with the highest value of 39.4 degrees recorded on June 27th in Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal. Precipitation was 88 percent of target and sunshine duration exceeded average by 65 hours.
In Bavaria, the weekend will remain largely dry, meaning many leisure activities outside are possible. On Saturday 22 to 27 degrees are expected in the north and between 23 and 27 degrees in the south. On Sunday temperatures in the south will reach up to 29 degrees. There could be isolated thunderstorms or rain on Monday night, according to the German Weather Service.

A woman was killed by a falling tree in Waldorf (Rhineland-Palatinate) during severe storms in several German states. Tornadoes in Brandenburg and Hesse caused significant damage to buildings.

The German Weather Service warns of a nationwide heat wave with temperatures of up to 38 degrees and severe storms. At the same time, persistent drought and historic lows on rivers such as the Rhine and the Danube are causing massive problems in shipping and energy production.
Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland can expect a hot and sunny week with temperatures up to 36 degrees. Heat thunderstorms are possible in the evening, and there is a risk of showers with heavy rain, hail and stormy gusts on Tuesday and Wednesday.