High summer: The heat rises up to 38 degrees

Germany, a sweat – on a high summer weekend with temperatures up to 38 degrees. The German weather service (DWD) forecast for Saturday lots of sunshine. Only in

High summer: The heat rises up to 38 degrees

Germany, a sweat – on a high summer weekend with temperatures up to 38 degrees. The German weather service (DWD) forecast for Saturday lots of sunshine. Only in the North-East wind, therefore, in the afternoon Cumulus clouds. The temperatures reach in the Alpine foothills of 26 to 30 degrees, otherwise, the values climb from 31 to 38 degrees. On the coasts it's not supposed to be in the case of a cooling Wind quite so hot.

There have not advised on Saturday afternoon, many health resorts and spas in urgent of further Arrivals. Just on the Baltic sea, many beaches were already at their maximum capacity reached, shared the tourism - and with kurdirekt ions. In lübeck it was a Bay, especially a full. Scharbeutz' mayor Bettina Schäfer (independent) advised strongly against travelling, the Kurdirektion at the Timmendorfer strand also recommended to refrain from a trip in the lübeck Bay. The beach traffic on the Website strandticker.de stand at noon for the beaches of Haffkrug, Sierksdorf, Pelzerhaken and Rettin on the red.

On Friday, it was around 36 degrees in North Rhine Westphalia in the hot, midday on Saturday, were measured in Köln and Düsseldorf is already 34 degrees. The maximum value is measured according to the DWD, 36.2 degrees in Tönisvorst. For Saturday, the biggest heat up to 38 degree's in the West again Mr. From a temperature record in Germany, the high summer heat is far from even a few degrees – in July of last year, the 42-degree was cracked brand.

forest band danger in the East, especially the high -

The drought in many Parts of Germany means a high risk of forest fires. Almost nationwide, the second highest danger level 4, in Parts of Eastern Germany even the highest warning level 5 applies according to DWD data. Only in the foothills of the Alps, the Situation see, due to the recent rainfall, with the warning level 2 relaxed.

Date Of Update: 08 August 2020, 10:19