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Autumn typically brings changeable weather with falling temperatures and increased precipitation in Central Europe. The German Weather Service is Germany's official meteorological authority and provides weather forecasts and warnings.
Showers, gusts of wind, drop in temperature: Autumn will have full control of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in the next few days. According to the forecast from the German Weather Service (DWD), showers and short thunderstorms will continue to move across the two federal states today. It is noticeably colder than in the past few days. The temperatures reach a maximum of 13 to 17 degrees and in the mountains 11 degrees. There are sometimes strong gusts of wind.
Rain is expected again on Friday. The temperatures reach a maximum of 11 to 15 degrees, in the mountains 9 degrees. At night temperatures drop to 5 degrees at higher altitudes.
On Saturday and Sunday it will be cloudy in many places, but there will be mostly no precipitation. The maximum temperatures are between 12 and 18 degrees. On Monday night the temperatures in the low mountain ranges will drop to 4 degrees.
After a summery Wednesday, Bavaria is expecting autumnal weather from Thursday with heavy clouds, widespread rain and thunderstorms. Temperatures drop to 15 to 20 degrees, in the mountains to single digits. The snow line falls to around 1,500 meters. Friday and Saturday will also remain uncomfortable with further rainfall.
According to a WWF report, recorded vertebrate populations worldwide have declined by an average of 73 percent from 1970 to 2022, with freshwater habitats hardest hit, with an 85 percent decline. WWF blames the loss primarily on man-made factors such as food production, energy supplies and the financial system, and calls for systematic protection of biodiversity while highlighting examples of recovery in certain species such as tuna and green sea turtles.
The Baden-Württemberg State Institute for the Environment (LUBW) states that Lake Constance currently has exceptionally low water levels and that sustainable recovery is only possible with significantly above-average rainfall in autumn and winter. The water level in Konstanz is currently 248 centimeters, around 89 centimeters below the long-term average. The causes are low snowfall last winter, low precipitation, high evaporation and a dry September. Although a slight increase is expected in the short term, the overall situation remains dry. The Swiss National Drought Platform reported drought level 4 for parts of the catchment area, and shipping was partially suspended at the German-Swiss border. Climate change is influencing snow and melting processes in the long term, but extreme water levels in both directions are possible.
A possible big cat was spotted in the Notzinger Moos near Munich Airport. Authorities suspect a cougar and are urging the public to be cautious. Dogs should be kept on a leash and children should be supervised.
At a preparatory meeting in Fiji, dozens of countries called for more ambition in climate protection. The demands are for the phase-out of coal, oil and gas as well as a tripling of renewable energy capacities by 2030 before the world climate conference in Antalya.
In Lower Saxony and Bremen it will be uncomfortable in the coming days with rain, stormy winds and possible thunderstorms. Cloudy conditions and isolated rain are expected along the North Sea on Wednesday, while sunshine will shine in the southeast. Heavy, showery rain may occur on Thursday night, accompanied by stormy north winds. Temperatures drop to 10 to 13 degrees. On Thursday it will remain very cloudy and rainy with a maximum temperature of 15 degrees and further stormy northwest to north winds on the coast. On Friday night, changing clouds with showers are expected with lows between 6 and 9 degrees. On Friday, rain will move in from the west, while it will initially remain light in the southeast.