Heat wave in Bavaria: risk of thunderstorms and heavy rain on the way!

Heat wave in Bavaria: risk of thunderstorms and heavy rain on the way!

The heat wave rolls over Bavaria! The citizens of the Bavarian regions have to expect temperatures above 30 degrees next weekend. According to br.de values ​​between 30 and 35 degrees can be expected on Saturday. In the eastern low mountain ranges and parts of Lower Bavaria, however, it could be a bit milder - here a maximum of around 29 degrees is reached.

But the heat not only brings sunshine with it. From Saturday afternoon, the German Weather Service (DWD) warns of an increase in the risk of thunder, especially in Swabia and western Upper Bavaria. High UV radiation is expected on these days, which can quickly lead to sunburn. Therefore caution is required!

of heat, thunderstorms and heavy rain

After the heat, the cooling follows: In the night from Sunday to Monday, people in the Free State have to prepare for strong thunderstorms and long heavy rain. Within a short time, up to 20 liters per square meter could fall, and hail and gusts of storm at speeds of up to 80 km/h cannot be ruled out. On Sunday, a warm-warm weather picture is emerging with temperatures up to 32 degrees, while it becomes a maximum of 26 degrees in the Spessart. These predictions are part of a longer high-pressure wave that reached Germany in May in May, such as "https://www.merkur.de/deutschland/wetter-prophen-prophezeien-ein-der-heesesten-jemals-hitzewelle-im-am-93727750.html" Target = "_ blank"> merkur.de noted.

Climate change has its part in the fact that summer heat takes on increasingly more extreme forms. In the past decade, the middle temperature in Germany has been around 2 ° C above the level before industrialization. A report of the rki explains that the last 30 years have had eight of the ten hottest summer since 1881. Heat not only exacerbates existing diseases, it can even lead to an increase in deaths during heat periods.

The weather remains an urgent topic, not just because it affects leisure activities. The heat also brings health risks with it, and beyond the heat warnings of the DWD there is a growing awareness of necessary protective measures in health care.