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Summer in April: Saturday brought sunshine and temperatures of more than 25 degrees Celsius to Lower Saxony. That's why this family even ventured into the Hufeisensee in Isernhagen in the Hanover region. High “Olli” and storm low “Timea” are responsible for the unusually warm weather. Both together pumped subtropical warm air from the southwest towards Germany.
Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa
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Beautiful view in Vogtsburg, Baden-Württemberg: Three people look at the Kaiserstuhl. For many people in the southwest there was plenty of sun on Saturday. However, Sahara dust could cloud the outlook again, especially in the southern half of Germany.
Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth / dpa
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Blooming fruit trees in Lindau: Temperatures of around 25 degrees were measured in Bavaria on Saturday afternoon. The German Weather Service (DWD) expects temperatures of 30 degrees and more over the course of the weekend. It was said that in the first third of April it had never been so warm in Bavaria since records began. The previous highs for the first decade of April - the first third of the month - in the Free State were 26.8 degrees in Wasserburg in 1961; However, the measuring station is now closed.
Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / dpa
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Well protected at the Heidebad in Halle (Saale): According to the DWD, temperature records will also be broken across the board in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia on the first weekend in April.
Photo: Sebastian Willnow / dpa
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Flying the kite: Visitors to the Baltic Sea beach in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, had to dress a little warmer. While temperatures of up to 31 degrees were expected in the south, it will remain somewhat milder in the north at 18 to 24 degrees.
Photo: Axel Heimken / dpa
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Punting trip on the Neckar in Tübingen: Is such an excursion still worth it next week? In many parts of Germany it is expected to remain warm at a maximum of 24 to 29 degrees on Monday. In the northwest half, however, the DWD expects a maximum of 15 to 23 degrees. It will be cloudy and a bit rainy in some areas, but otherwise it will often be clear.
Photo: Alexander Gonschior / IMAGO
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