The heavy rain has passed – the sun is coming out again. But new storms are forecast for Saturday afternoon and evening. Read everything you need to know in the weather ticker.
Saturday, June 8th, 9:15 a.m.: New storms are hitting Germany this weekend. According to the German Weather Service, on Saturday there will be local thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and sometimes severe gusts of wind south of a line from Stuttgart to Nuremberg – especially in southern Baden and south of the Danube. More than 25 liters of rain per square meter will fall in a short space of time. South of the Danube there will also be heavy rain lasting several hours overnight into Sunday. Up to 35 liters per square meter are possible here.
For Bavaria, the DWD once again writes explicitly about southern Bavaria, southern Middle Franconia and southern Upper Palatinate. Here, too, there may be severe weather with heavy rain (up to 40 liters per square meter), 3-centimeter hail and heavy gusts of up to 100 km/h.
On Sunday, showers and thunderstorms in the far south, which will turn into persistent thunderstorms overnight into Monday. Danger of heavy rain in some areas, sometimes severe weather. By Monday morning, south of the Danube, 30 to 60 litres of rain per square metre, locally even more within 24 hours.
2:57 p.m.: According to a first preliminary estimate, the floods in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have caused insured losses of around two billion euros. As the German Insurance Association announced in Berlin on Friday, the damage is around ten times as high as the Whitsun floods in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate. Since the floods have not yet receded, particularly on the Danube, the estimate still contains a certain degree of uncertainty, it said.
Friday, June 7, 8:06 a.m.: After the storms of the past week, there may be isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain in southern Bavaria on Friday evening. The German Weather Service (DWD) is expecting up to 20 liters of rain per square meter in a short time. There may also be gusts of wind with speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour. There may also be isolated heavy rain in the south and center of Bavaria on Saturday, the weather service said.
According to a DWD meteorologist on Thursday, the renewed rainfall will not reach the amounts of last week. Nevertheless, the already swollen waters and the wet ground could again pose considerable dangers, including to life and limb.
The flood situation between Kelheim and Passau was still tense, especially in Regensburg. The Swabian and Upper Bavarian flood-affected districts are also still struggling with the aftermath. According to the Interior Ministry, three people are still missing.
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