Thunderstorms and heat wave: Baden-Württemberg expects dramatic swings!

Thunderstorms and heat wave: Baden-Württemberg expects dramatic swings!

Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland - The weather conditions in Baden-Württemberg initiated the meteorological summer of 2025 with an extreme heat wave. According to merkur.de experienced on Sunday, June 1st, twelve of the hottest places in Germany above 29 degrees Celsius. The peak values ​​were reached in Emmendingen-Mundingen with 30.1 degrees, Metzingen with 29.9 degrees and Freiburg with 29.2 degrees. This high temperature is accompanied by silly heat and an increased risk of storm that will last in the coming days.

The meteorological predictions indicate that until Pentecost Sunday, June 8, rainfall between 60 and 120 liters per square meter, up to 130 liters can be expected in some regions. This could lead to an increased risk of floods. On Monday, June 2, the German Weather Service (DWD) warned of thunderstorms with heavy rain. The possible amounts of rain amount to 20 liters per square meter within an hour and even local to 40 liters in a very short time. In addition, stormy gusts of up to 60 km/h in the middle and in the south of Baden-Württemberg are not excluded.

health risks through heat

The heat load that is imposed on the citizens at this time represents a serious risk to human health. The DWD issues emphatic heat warnings for days when such. Information about the specific warning criteria can be called up on hitzwarnssystem.de . Even without formal warnings, particularly sensitive people can suffer from the heat -related stress. The current heat trend provides important insights into the future heat load in the next few days.

climate change has led to a worrying increase in temperatures in Germany in recent decades. According to a report of the Robert Koch Institute The middle temperature in the past ten years has been about 2 ° C above the pre-industrial level. Eight of the ten hottest summer in 1881 have been found in the past 30 years. These increasing temperatures not only have ecological but also health consequences: existing complaints, especially for cardiovascular diseases and respiratory diseases, can deteriorate under the heat.

prediction of the coming days

The weather forecasts state that the maximum values ​​on Tuesday, June 3, between 19 degrees in the Hotzenwald and up to 25 degrees in the Kurpfalz will be. Also for Wednesday, June 4, widespread showers and local thunderstorms are predicted, particularly pronounced in Upper Swabia. Thursday, June 5, will probably present itself to a cloudy and inconsistent, with maximum values ​​between 17 degrees in the southern Black Forest and up to 24 degrees near Mannheim.

In a accounted outlook, the DWD makes it clear that the spring 2025 has been one of the driest since the start of the weather records, with exceptionally high hours of sunshine and a noticeable intensity of the summer heat since mid -April. There is growing awareness of the health effects of these weather conditions, and it is emphasized that there is another need for strategies for action and research despite existing warning mechanisms.