In the coming days, people in Germany will be able to keep their bathing suits to hand, the temperatures are climbing again: The German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach expects hot summer weather “at times and in certain areas”.

A high has spread across Central Europe and is increasingly bringing warm to hot air from the south into the country.

Again midsummer weather in parts of Germany

High "Iosif" creates a high summer feeling, especially in southwest Germany, said meteorologist Marcel Schmid from the DWD on Tuesday.

"Up to 31 degrees are expected there today and up to 34 degrees tomorrow." But in other regions it is also summery in many places with maximum values ​​between 25 and 30 degrees.

According to the forecasts, it will only not be quite as warm on the coasts.

Only 19 to 24 degrees are expected there on Wednesday.

On Thursday there may also be a few short showers, especially on the coasts and in the western, central and eastern low mountain ranges.

According to the meteorologists, there can be thunderstorms in the mountains, some of which can be severe in Bavaria.

The cold front of the North Sea depression "Anij" then leads to a temporary cooling.

"On Friday and Saturday it will also be close to 30 degrees in the south and southwest, before the heat starts again from France, especially at the start of the new week," said meteorologist Schmid.

Linke demands free entry to the outdoor pool

Before the expected heat wave, the left is calling for free entry to outdoor pools for students, trainees, the unemployed and pensioners nationwide.

"This free access should primarily apply to people who were forgotten by the traffic lights when paying the flat-rate energy costs," said the youth policy spokeswoman on the party executive, Daphne Weber, of the German Press Agency.

Weber criticized that expensive entrance fees meant that not everyone could afford to cool off at high temperatures.

Experts warn of forest and vegetation fires

Due to the persistent drought, wind and the heat expected in the next few days, fire brigade experts in Germany are warning of large vegetation fires.

"It is to be feared that the situation could become even more dangerous than in the disaster year 2018," said Ulrich Cimolino, chairman of the forest fire working group in the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV), on Tuesday in Berlin.

At that time, forest fires and drought in Europe caused damage of 3.9 billion dollars.

Heatwave in Spain

People in Spain can only dream of temperatures like in Germany.

A new heat wave will peak between Tuesday and Thursday with temperatures of up to 44 degrees, the Aemet weather service warned.

In 13 of a total of 17 of the so-called autonomous communities, the alert levels were yellow, orange and sometimes red on Tuesday.

The center and southwest of the holiday island of Mallorca were also affected with the "Ballermann", where up to 36 degrees in the shade were to be expected on Tuesday, according to Aemet.

In combination with a drought that has lasted for weeks and strong winds, the heat is promoting the outbreak and spread of forest fires.

The currently worst fire raged on Tuesday in the municipality of Las Hurdes in the west of the country, not far from the border with Portugal.