The heat wave is just around the corner.

“It's going to be full on Thursday.

There will only be a few spots where 30 degrees are not reached, ”announced the meteorologist Jens Hoffmann from the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach on Wednesday.

In many regions of Germany even 35 degrees and more are possible.

Even on Friday and on the weekend it remains very hot, storms are possible.

According to previous forecasts, the heat wave is expected to subside at the beginning of next week.

Such temperatures in mid-June are not unusual, according to Hoffmann.

"We've had that every now and then over the past few years."

Individual thunderstorms are possible in the west on Thursday.

"Wherever it comes down, things can really get down to business with strong squalls, hail and rain," the meteorologist explained.

On Friday the thunderstorms will spread a little in the west, at the same time the east will become Germany's heat source.

37 degrees are announced by the DWD.

In the rest of the country, too, the values ​​remain above 30 degrees, but it is not quite as hot as the day before.

On Saturday, too, it will be sweaty in the east at 37 degrees, but in the northwest the temperatures will drop below 30 degrees.

The thunderstorms say goodbye and move on to the east and south of the republic.

Heat damage to rail lines in Karlsruhe

The increased temperatures have already made themselves felt in Karlsruhe.

The city's trams and light rail vehicles will not be able to run regularly on Wednesday due to damage to the rail network.

For the time being, an emergency concept applies to the railways, as the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe (VBK) announced at night.

Because of the rail replacement traffic, there could be bottlenecks and trip cancellations.

All tram and light rail traffic had already been stopped on Tuesday. According to a spokesman for the transport company, the reason was possibly damage to several rail lines caused by summer heat. "Pedestrians and cyclists are asked to be particularly careful in the area of ​​the tracks throughout the city until the damage and contamination caused by the VBK has been completely removed," it said.