Strong and sometimes severe thunderstorms are expected in Bavaria on Wednesday. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), there may be local heavy rain with precipitation amounts of around 25 litres per square metre in one hour, as well as hail. Extremely heavy rain with up to 50 litres per square metre is possible in some places, and extremely high precipitation amounts of up to 70 litres per square metre cannot be ruled out, according to the DWD.
In Swabia and Upper Bavaria there is a danger of severe thunderstorms with the associated dangers ranging from lightning strikes to hail and the possibility of landslides as well as flooding of streets and cellars, it said.
According to meteorologists, it will remain sunny in northern Bavaria in the morning, but there will already be showers in the Alpine foothills. From midday onwards, cumulus clouds, showers and locally heavy thunderstorms will spread. There could be severe rain locally.
The highest temperatures on Wednesday will range from 23 to 30 degrees, with the warmest temperatures along the Main and Naab. The night into Thursday will remain cloudy to very cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to decrease at times, but then increase again in the early morning hours.