outlook
Sun in the northwest and constant rain in the southeast
A faded sunflower: The weather in the coming week will be a bit autumnal. photo
© Sebastian Willnow/dpa
Summer is coming to an end – at least from a meteorological point of view. And even if 20 degrees are reached in some areas, it will probably already feel like early autumn.
The last week of this year’s meteorological summer begins with mixed weather. The German Weather Service (DWD) predicts a friendly mix of sun and clouds, especially for the west and north-west. The highs hovered around the 20 degree mark. “You can still get out with a T-shirt, but somehow it already feels like early autumn,” says the DWD meteorologist Martin Jonas the weather conditions.
Showers and thunderstorms are possible. It will continue to rain in the south and southeast, especially south of the Danube and in eastern Bavaria, into Tuesday.
The Allgäu will be particularly affected by the constant rain, where another 100 liters per square meter are expected at certain points by Tuesday morning. In some areas it could be 40 to 80 liters per square meter. “The risk of flooding and flooding is correspondingly high – but also the risk of mudslides,” explained meteorologist Jonas. In the continuous rain, only maximum values of 14 degrees are expected.
According to the forecast, the rain will spread to the center and north-east on Tuesday, while precipitation will slowly ease in the Alps. Otherwise it mostly stays dry, the afternoon highs are in the southeast at 17, otherwise at 21 degrees.
Clouds are forecast to loosen in the east and south on Wednesday and it will remain mostly dry. Showers and short thunderstorms are moving across the North Sea and during the course of the day and also in the west and north-west. Temperatures will rise to a maximum of 16 to 22 degrees.
From a meteorological point of view, autumn begins on September 1st – i.e. on Friday. To ensure that statistics can be compared, meteorologists group the seasons into whole months: June, July and August form the meteorological summer – and September, October and November form the meteorological autumn. In contrast to this, the calendar or astronomical beginning of autumn this year is on September 23, when day and night are of equal length.