Good news: Warm, sunny summer weather is back with temperatures reaching about 30 degrees.
The weather forecast for Germany over the upcoming weekend and early next week suggests a changeable climate with frequent showers and thunderstorms, particularly in the southern regions.
According to current trends, these changeable conditions are expected to continue until at least midweek, with high humidity increasing the risks of related problems such as mold outdoors. The general August weather pattern in 2025 has been characterized by such changeability, with wet spells following heat periods, creating conditions for thunderstorms especially in southern and central areas.
In more specific details, for Saturday, Dortmund (a city in western Germany) is forecasted to reach a maximum temperature around 22-28°C with low precipitation chances (around 10%) but with variable visibility and moderate winds mostly from the north. Thunderstorms, however, are particularly expected in the south of Germany, where the combination of humidity and unstable weather patterns tends to be stronger.
For the upcoming weekend into early next week, people in southern Germany should prepare for potential thunderstorms and associated rain showers, while temperatures remain relatively mild for the season. The rest of the country will experience variable conditions with lower but still occasional chances of precipitation.
No indications suggest a heatwave or extreme temperatures over the weekend, but the contrast in humidity and temperature could facilitate storm development mainly in southern parts. Individual, sometimes heavy showers and thunderstorms can occur from the Black Forest to eastern Bavaria on Sunday.
On the brighter side, the weather will remain friendly and dry in almost all of Germany, with the north and northwest experiencing milder temperatures, ranging from 21 to 27 degrees. It will remain a bit cooler at the coasts, with 24 degrees expected there. Meteorologist Marcel Schmid predicts several days of sunshine and high summer temperatures.
Evenings in southern Germany will be suitable for outdoor activities like barbecues, open-air cinema, or reading on the balcony. Summer weather has returned to most parts of Germany, with Sunday expected to have mostly plenty of sunshine instead of thunder. Southern Germany is expected to have ideal weather conditions: blue sky, warm nights, and minimal wind.
The German Weather Service (DWD) expects favorable weather for outdoor activities throughout the period. The thermometer will climb to a maximum of 27 to 34 degrees, with the highest values in the southwest. Some thunderstorms can form over the southern mountain ranges on Sunday, but overall, the forecast remains generally sunny and warm.
Forecasts indicate that the weather in southern Germany over the weekend and early next week will feature frequent thunderstorms, aligning with the general pattern of changeable weather already observed in August 2025. Moreover, weather-forecasting predicts that the high humidity in these regions could possibly exacerbate related issues, such as mold development.
