Violent thunderstorm threatens: NRW under storm warning on weekends!

Violent thunderstorm threatens: NRW under storm warning on weekends!

On Saturday, May 31, 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia is influenced by mulch-warm weather with temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius. According to ksta.de , very warm subtropic air from southwestern Europe flows over western Germany. The German Weather Service (DWD) has warned of possible violent thunderstorms that could hit Cologne in the afternoon.

The thunderstorms are expected to use around 3:40 p.m. after thunderstorms have previously moved over Bonn. The DWD warning applies until 10 p.m. and forecast gusts of wind between 80 and 100 km/h. The formation of tornados is also not excluded. In addition, there is the possibility of heavy rain with up to 40 liters per square meter and hail with grain sizes by three centimeters.

severe weather warnings in the region

The region applies not only in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also in the neighboring federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Hesse. The thunderstorms spread to the northeast and southern Germany, with violent storms to be expected, especially on Sunday afternoon. In the evening, the weather should calm down again before thunderstorms and heavy rain for several hours can occur again in the night of Sunday, such as St. St.

The DWD recommends that the citizens to observe the weather on heaven and weather apps closely. Severe weather warnings are divided into two categories: preliminary warnings (yellow) for possible dangers and acute warnings that indicate the safe arrival of storms. The warning levels range from moderate storms (orange) to extreme storms (violet), which the ranking business of wetter.com illustrates.

forecasts for the coming days

For Monday, a cloudy weather situation south of the Main is predicted, with a shower -like rain and occasionally thunderstorms. However, storms are rather unlikely. Approaches and storms are still observed, which is why the population is asked to be informed of the continuously updated weather forecasts of the meteorologists.