Weather
High Serkan brings Indian summer to Germany

The Indian summer can be enjoyed perfectly on the Flensburg Fjord in Wassersleben
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It will be summery and warm again. Indian summer is coming, say meteorologists.
Indian summer due to early autumn high pressure
Meteorologists understand Indian summer to be an early autumn high pressure system that often forms between mid-September and early October. As it is warm and dry during the day but cool at night, dewdrops often hang on spider webs in the morning and make them shimmer in the sunlight. It is unclear where the name comes from. One theory is that it refers to the ancient goddesses of fate – just as spiders weave their webs, they weave the threads of people’s lives. “From a meteorological point of view, the term Indian summer appears neither misogynistic nor disrespectful,” explains the DWD.
The calmer weather, caused by the high pressure zone Serkan, is expected to last until the end of the week. At the weekend, Germany could again come under the influence of a low pressure area. The DWD: “However, new persistent rain or a drop in temperature are not in sight for the time being.”