The summer in April is probably over for now: two lows at the weekend bring cooler air to Germany. On Sunday, the temperatures only rise to 8 to 16 degrees, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced. In the higher mountains, especially at night, individual snowflakes could fall.
On Saturday it is cloudy. Especially over the west pull away at 10 to 15 degrees showers, this is windy. Otherwise, the values rise to 15 to 20 degrees. In the west and south, it looks like a rainy Sunday, about loose clouds and sun, according to DWD most likely still the north and northeast rejoice. "Instead of parasol and T-shirt must be taken this weekend so again with umbrella and sweater or jacket," said meteorologist Simon Trippler of the DWD.
Changing weather
For the coming week, changeable weather is also predicted. Especially in the south and east rains are expected. In the northwest half it should stay dry mostly. On Wednesday, May Day, it is likely to stay dry.
Due to the drought in Germany, forest fires already occurred in many places in April. Now there are at least in some places all-clear, such as the bleaching hole dam in Thuringia: The fire is extinguished there. District Administrator Thomas Fügmann (CDU) declared in the afternoon the disaster for ended, as the district office in Schleiz announced.
For six days and nights, fire brigades from Thuringia and Bavaria had fought the fire on a steep slope in a wooded area. On 15 hectares, the flames had spread.
Brandenburg fears difficult forest fire season
In Brandenburg rivers are filled up due to the continuing drought. 1.4 million cubic meters of water have already been channeled from the Spremberg dam into the Spree and other rivers in the region to keep them moving, said Kurt Augustin, head of the Water Protection Department. The situation is not dramatic yet.
In Brandenburg, after 70 forest fires this year again expected a difficult season, as Interior Minister Karl-Heinz Schröter (SPD) said. But the country sees itself well prepared. On Friday, 11 out of 14 counties as well as the cities of Cottbus and Frankfurt (Oder) had the highest level of danger for forest fires. The minister advised to avoid the forest as much as possible. In 2018 there were 512 forest fires in Brandenburg.