Sunny, warm weather makes a comeback in Rhineland-Palatinate
Article: Omega Weather Pattern Breaks, Bringing Summer Weather to Germany
After several weeks of rainy and cool weather, Germany is set to experience a change as the persistent Omega weather pattern breaks, allowing summer weather to return.
The Omega weather pattern, a result of the sun's position and smallest temperature differences between the North Pole and the equator during the summer season, creates a persistent blocking situation. This blocking is characterised by a low-high-low pressure configuration from west to east, causing weather to stall.
Air flows counterclockwise around lows and clockwise around highs, making the jet stream divert around the high-pressure ridge rather than moving straight east. This blocking inhibits the usual progression of weather systems, causing persistent weather conditions. In the case of Germany, this meant extended rainy and cool weather due to the country being situated under or near one of the low-pressure zones.
However, the weather is expected to improve soon. On Wednesday, dry weather is forecasted with temperatures rising to a maximum of 22 to 25 degrees and 11 hours of sunshine expected. This change is due to a high from the Azores pushing over central Europe, bringing back sunshine first.
On Thursday, a new low off Scotland will work together with the high from the Azores, bringing very warm to hot air from southwestern Europe. As a result, temperatures will rise above 30 degrees, reminding us more of summer.
The Omega weather pattern is also influenced by global warming, which reduces the overall temperature differences between the air in the Arctic and at the equator. This makes such weather patterns more common, but also more difficult to predict.
The German Weather Service (DWD) predicts that summer weather with temperatures above 30 degrees and plenty of sunshine will return in the coming days, bringing much-needed relief to the country after the long period of rainy and cool weather.
The Omega weather pattern, which had previously caused Germany to experience rainy and cool weather, is predicted to break, allowing the return of summer weather. The German Weather Service (DWD) is forecasting temperatures above 30 degrees and plenty of sunshine in the coming days, marking an improvement from the persistently cool and rainy weather.
