Heavy thunderstorm warning: gusts of wind and heavy rain over Central Germany!

Heavy thunderstorm warning: gusts of wind and heavy rain over Central Germany!

This Sunday, June 15, 2025, it says in Germany: outside, but with caution! The German Weather Service (DWD) will issue alarming severe weather warnings for several federal states from the afternoon. Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are particularly affected, where heavy thunderstorms with rainy side effects can be expected. These include heavy rain, dreaded hail and gusts of wind that can reach up to 85 km/h. For example, mdr on a threatening warning that calls for caution.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the emergency services are already on alert, since there are already the most violent thunderstorms. It looks like the rest of Germany does not pass without prejudice: from the afternoon, strong shower and thunderstorms will ensure uncomfortable weather. According to dwd , there will be high rainfall, especially in the west, later also in the south and east, sometimes more than 40 liters per square meter in a short time. In Saxony-Anhalt, individual towns were already haunted by such storms, and the Chemnitz "Kosmos" festival even had to be canceled prematurely because of the warning forecasts.

temperature differences and weather fronts

Remarkable temperature differences in Central Germany are still observed: While the temperatures in the afternoon are around 23 degrees in the west of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, it heats up in Saxony, for example in Elsterheide-Klein Partwitz with 32 degrees or Dresden-Seidnitz with 33 degrees. The sudden cold front, which comes to Germany with a deep over the Shetlands, ensures a drastic displacement of the warm, moist air and announces the thunderstorms. To do this, report the meteorologists from Wetteronline also predict the possibility of hailstods that can grow up to three centimeters.

For the Paderborn area, fully run cellar is reported, where the emergency services are in continuous use - fortunately without injuries. The weather situation is more than critical, and even at night, the situation will not calm down according to the DWD. Many other thunderstorms can be expected in the coming hours, which increase the risk of storm in the east and south by night to Monday.

A look at the weather outlook

The night of Monday becomes calmer, but the thunderstorms pull off east and luckily the risk of storm decreases. On Monday, the maximum values ​​of mild 20 to 23 degrees await us. However, the reminder remains in mind: it is important to keep an eye on the current weather warnings in order to recognize dangers such as lightning, flood and storm early. The DWD will continue to update the warning position regularly and adapt to new developments.

So if you leave the house, be sure to look at the weather warnings - today's meteorology has a lot to offer us!