Hell heat in Berlin: Almost 35 degrees on Sunday - thunderstorms on the way!

Hell heat in Berlin: Almost 35 degrees on Sunday - thunderstorms on the way!

A hot summer for Germany: While we move to June 23, 2025, the temperatures in Potsdam and Berlin reach record -breaking heights. Last Sunday, the thermometer in Potsdam climbed to 34.8 degrees and in Berlin-Tempelhof to 34.7 degrees. These values ​​do not mark the highest of the entire month, but are certainly a foretaste of the summer heat that is imminent. A look back shows that the record for June in Brandenburg and Berlin is over 39 degrees, measured on June 19, 2022 in Cottbus, such as stern.de reported.

German Weather Service (DWD) already warns of an upcoming weather change and announces falling temperatures that could be accompanied by thunderstorms, hail and gusts of wind. This capricious weather is particularly alarming after June 2022 began with an above -average heat of 18.4 degrees and suffered numerous regions from extreme weather conditions, including heavy rain and forest fires in the southern parts of Germany, such as the dwd.de.

The effects of climate change

But what is really behind this heat wave and the extreme weather conditions? Climate change has sellers in our weather business. Tobias Fuchs from the DWD made it clear that we have to expect extreme weather events more than ever. What was once extreme years are considered normal today. This change leads to more common heat waves, especially in the big cities. Pollen allergy sufferers are strongly challenged in winter rest and diseases that are transmitted by insects also increase, as described (https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/klimawandel-feuge-deutschland-100.html).

The clear message: climate change does not take a break. The average temperatures increase, which leads to significant challenges for agriculture, such as more frequent fall floods and droughts. Who would have thought that even our traffic routes are at risk from such extreme weather events? Andreas Becker, also from the DWD, warns us not only today, but also in the future for effective climate protection.

A look into the future

In the long run, we have to prepare that such extreme weather conditions could become new normality. The current heat wave is just a foretaste, and the upcoming change of weather could continue to burden the regions of Germany that have already been heated. So we always have to keep an eye on the weather forecasts and prepare well for the challenges that climate change brings. This requires an active and common commitment of everyone to have a good hand in climate protection.