Overview
- After a blustery Monday, the DWD issued widespread warnings, including an Orange alert in North Rhine-Westphalia for strong thunderstorms with gusts up to about 70 km/h, small hail and dangerous lightning.
- Showers ease on Tuesday as skies brighten in many areas, with highs broadly 8 to 16 °C and the west and north warming first, while the Alps see lingering snow with local accumulations and slick roads.
- Wednesday and Thursday turn mostly sunny and milder, with many regions reaching 12 to 19 °C and some spots near 20 °C, though strong to severe gusts are likely in higher terrain of the Black Forest and Alps.
- A regional split persists, with northern and western Germany feeling springlike sooner while the south and uplands stay cooler, and clear nights bring recurrent frost risks for vegetation.
- The DWD expects a cold front to push south on Friday and trim temperatures, and ECMWF guidance signals a notably dry pattern through the week, keeping the improvement brief and somewhat unstable.