Intense thunderstorms, accompanied by hail and hurricane-like winds, forecasted in the southeastern regions.
Heyy there! Let's take a look at the weather shenanigans brewing up in Germany on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The German Weather Service (DWD) is sounding the alarm for some seriously stacked thunderstorms, especially affecting the south and southeast. Be ready for hail the size of a golf ball or two, powerful gusts that'll make your hair stand on end, and rain galore.
Now, let's dig into what the DWD's got cookin' this mornin'. Their latest report issued on Wednesday reveals a heck of a thunderboomer situation is developin' in the southeast, with potential for it to even creep as far north as Saxony. Thunderstorms are also on the horizon for central, eastern, and northeastern Germany, with the main focus on continuous downpours.
So, what's causing this atmospheric rollercoaster? The DWD's pointin' their weather finger at the influence of moist, toasty, and unstable air hitchhikin' its way from the Bay of Biscay into the south and southeast of Germany. Compare that to the drier, arid air conquerin' the north and west, and you've got yourself a perfect recipe for some drama in the sky.
Moving right along, here's the lowdown on those thunderstorms and the relentless rain:
- By morning, isolated thunderstorms with local heavy rain are expected to pop up in the southwest and south of Germany.
- The severe weather activity's gonna shift its focus to southeastern regions like southern Baden-Württemberg, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz, and Oberfranken from the afternoon into the evening. In these areas, the DWD warns of a significant localized severe weather risk due to intense thunderstorms, which could bring hail up to 5 cm in diameter, heavy storm-force gusts up to 100 km/h, and torrential rain as much as 40 liters per square meter in a brief period. Even larger hail up to 8 cm (especially early in the storms), hurricane-force gusts over 120 km/h, and heavy rain exceeding 40 liters per square meter in a short period ain't out of the question. These storms will take their sweet, stormy time to simmer down, so the severe weather threat'll persist well into the first half of the night before the front moves eastwards by Thursday mornin'.
- Following closely behind are regions from Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland, through Hesse and Thuringia, to Saxony-Anhalt, Nordsachsen, and Brandenburg. They'll get pelted with showery, sometimes thundery rain that could dump heavy rain surpassing 20 liters per square meter in an hour or less. More isolated, beefy thunderstorms with heavy rain up to 20 liters per square meter in a short period, small hail, and storm-force gusts (Bft 8-9) could swagger in, especially after midday. Nevertheless, a severe weather situation in these areas is improbable and, if it does happen, would most likely stem from the heavy rain. These thunderstorms and showers will hurry off into the sunset by the evening and into the first half of the night.
And there's a bit more weather-wise: separate wind warnings are a-comin'. At first, we might still find some individual gusty winds (Bft 7) in the North Sea zone. Foehn winds at the Alps will bring storm-force gusts (Bft 8-9) on mountain peaks, and gusty winds (Bft 7) in some valleys. Lastly, once a pressure wave sweeps by in the late afternoon and evening, a westward wind shift is predicted, possibly whippin' up storm-force gusts (Bft 8-9) in the Alpine foothills outside of any potential thunderstorm zones; extreme wind gusts (Bft 10) aren't out of the question.
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The weather events on June 4, 2025, in Germany are not just ordinary showers, but a severe thunderstorm warning is issued by the DWD for southern and southeastern regions. The science behind this weather pattern is influenced by moist, unstable air from the Bay of Biscay clashing with drier air in the north and west, creating an environmental-science spectacle in the sky.
