On Thursday it should not only be uncomfortable in Bavaria, but also dangerous at times. Severe thunderstorms are to be expected in the Free State.
It’s banging on Thursday: The first full summer day of the year should be in Bavaria get uncomfortable. The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of severe thunderstorms throughout the Free State. The warning applies from Thursday, June 22 at 4 p.m. It will initially run until Friday, June 23 at 4:00 a.m.
Thunderstorm warning: Bavaria expects severe thunderstorms today
In keeping with the start of summer on the calendar, Bavaria is expecting a heavy summer thunderstorm this Thursday. “From Thursday afternoon, thunderstorms, some of them severe, will form more and more frequently from the southwest,” the warning said storm and heavy thunderstorm of the DWD. Accordingly, thunderstorm cells ensure that heavy rain and storms occur.
In Bavaria, hurricanes can even be expected, which can reach speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. Heavy hail is also possible. Hailstones measuring five to seven centimeters could come down. At the same time, the DWD also issued a heat warning until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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The thunderstorms are expected to slowly subside on Friday night. On Friday it will remain mostly dry and the heavy summer thunderstorm is over.
Severe Weather Warning: There is a thunderstorm warning in these parts of the region
The German Weather Service issued official level 3 severe weather warnings for these counties in the evening:
- District of Aichach-Friedberg
- City augsburg
- District of Augsburg
- district of Landsberg
- District of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
- City Ulm and Alb-Donau-Kreis
- District of Weilheim-Schongau
Augsburg: Thunderstorm warning for the region today
The thunderstorm warning of the DWD also applies to augsburg. “Locally in connection with these thunderstorms, heavy rain with amounts of around 40 l/sqm can occur in a short time, storm to hurricane gusts with wind speeds between 80 and 120 km/h (Bft 9-12) and hail of 5 cm. Very isolated large hail with grain sizes of around 7 cm and hurricane gusts of up to 140 km/h (Bft 12) cannot be ruled out. In the second half of the night to Friday, the risk of severe weather from the west slowly decreases,” writes the weather service for the region.
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In Augsburg it will be 26°C in the morning, 32°C in the afternoon and 24°C in the evening. There are expected to be 10 hours of sunshine today.
Before there are thunderstorms on Thursday, high temperatures are likely to be reached in and around Augsburg. The thermometer could climb to 30 degrees.