Overview
- National flood centers and the DWD have active warnings for Bavaria, Hesse, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Brandenburg and Rhineland-Palatinate as rivers and streams rise.
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reports ongoing flooding responses: in Rostock district 76 fire-service vehicles handled 53 operations, with full closures on routes including the B197 and parts of the L182.
- The DWD warns of a blustery start to the week with showers, graupel and isolated thunderstorms; strong to storm-force gusts are expected in exposed and higher elevations, posing risks from falling branches and travel disruptions.
- Thaw combined with rainfall is producing large runoff totals—up to roughly 80 liters per square meter in parts of the south and east—pushing some smaller rivers over early warning stages such as the Sieber and Rhume in the Harz.
- A rapid warm-up from midweek to about 13–20°C is forecast, which could accelerate snowmelt and influence river peaks, with forecasters noting uncertainty over the timing and magnitude of crests.