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Hottest day of the week expected – sweltering heat and thunderstorms
Cooling off welcome: Experts recommend avoiding direct sun and unnecessary exertion on particularly hot days. photo
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Temperatures will climb to 39 degrees locally. In the Upper Rhine Graben, meteorologists warn of “extreme thermal stress”. But it probably won’t be a record day in terms of heat.
Germany faces the hottest day of the week this Thursday. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), temperatures can reach up to 39 degrees locally. The highest values are to be expected in southwest Germany and in the southern center. Especially in the Upper Rhine Graben, the meteorologists warn of “extreme thermal stress”.
In the extreme west and north-west, it will remain somewhat cooler at 27 to 32 degrees according to the forecasts. Storms are also possible in the northwest. There is a local risk of heavy rain, hail and heavy gusts of wind.
And what’s the best way to deal with the heat? It is important to drink enough and to avoid direct sun and physical exertion, as experts emphasize. Your own home should also be kept as cool as possible.
40 degree mark will probably not be cracked
Thursday will probably not be the hottest day of the year so far. For example, 40.1 degrees were measured in Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal in July. “Thursday will be hot, but it doesn’t look like we’ll break the 40-degree mark,” said a DWD meteorologist.
The heat record for Germany is 41.2 degrees and was determined on July 25, 2019 in North Rhine-Westphalia.