In large parts of Germany, people have to be prepared for sometimes violent thunderstorms on Sunday.
In the afternoon, thunderstorms with heavy rain hit the country from the west.
Precipitation of 25 to 40 liters per square meter is possible in a short time, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).
Extreme storms could also occur locally.
Extreme heat loads are still to be expected on Sunday.
For the following days, however, the DWD recently saw a slight cooling in its forecast.
"At the beginning of the coming week, the cold front from Tief Ulfert will cross us to the east and displace the heat," they say.
Even if the greatest risk of storms has been averted, showers and thunderstorms are likely to continue.
Six houses in Utrecht uninhabitable
Storms had already caused considerable damage in the Netherlands. To the west of Utrecht, six houses were so badly damaged on Friday that they can no longer be inhabited for the time being. Nine people were injured. Thousands of trees were also knocked over in the region of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park. It may have been a tornado, said a spokesman for the authorities. Investigations by the weather service have not yet been completed. In parts of Germany, too, there were weather-related traffic obstructions.
The danger of forest fires is increasing day by day in many places. In the biggest fire in Brandenburg since the beginning of the season, firefighters fought the flames on an area of ten hectares near Bötzow (Oberhavel) northwest of Berlin. With the exception of three districts, according to the Ministry of the Environment, the highest level of danger across the state was five in Brandenburg on Saturday. Fires have already broken out in other federal states.