Overview
- A persistent high known as an Omega block is keeping Germany sunny and mostly rain‑free through Friday, May 1, with many places topping 20 to 24 degrees and the west and southwest likely reaching 25 to 27 degrees, according to the DWD.
- Clear nights continue to run cold with local ground frost reported and warned for in several regions, and the DWD urges sun protection during the day as UV levels rise.
- The lack of rain is stressing crops and drying soils, and fire danger is edging up in places, with forecasters noting an unusually dry April in parts of NRW.
- Meteorologists flag a shift on Saturday and Sunday, May 2–3, as a storm line from France could trigger slow‑moving thunderstorms over western states that drop 40 to 80 liters of rain per square meter in small areas and spark flash floods.
- Model ensembles suggest the blocking pattern may linger into mid‑May, which keeps forecasts sensitive to small shifts and leaves room for later cold snaps and scattered convective bursts.