REAL TIME AND PREVIEW
Thunderstorms and heavy rain: These maps show where severe weather is currently threatening
Severe weather: The map shows the thunderstorm forecast as of Thursday morning. You can find a current version in the article below
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There is a risk of persistent rain and flooding over the weekend. Local storms are also possible on Thursday. The maps below show the weather situation.
On Thursday According to the warning situation report of the German Weather Service (DWD), showers and isolated heavy thunderstorms are to be expected across the country, again locally accompanied by heavy rain, stormy gusts and small hail.
For the weekendThe weather service is reporting persistent rain with a risk of severe weather. On Saturday, the rain will continue from Lake Constance to Lusatia, in some places so heavy that there is a risk of flooding. In other parts of the country, there will be a mix of sun and clouds, with isolated showers or short thunderstorms, while in the west and northwest, there will be longer sunny spells in some areas and it will be dry more often. Temperatures will climb to 18 to 24 degrees, or 14 degrees in persistent rain.
Weather map I: See live where storms are approaching
The interactive map below shows where there is currently lightning, thunder and rain. You can also use the timeline at the bottom of the graphic to view the forecast for a later point in time. The level displayed can also be changed to rain or snow, for example, at the top right.
The service is provided by Windy.com. The creators use the model from the “European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts” for their representations and forecasts.
Weather map II: Real-time precipitation
The map above shows the precipitation in real time. It is provided by the portal Wetter.de, which, like stern, belongs to RTL Germany.
Weather map III: Thunderstorm warnings for today
The map above shows the DWD’s thunderstorm warnings for today. It is a binary weather map, meaning that places for which there is a thunderstorm warning are colored red. No coloring means no warning.
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Sources: DWD with dpa