Second tropical night in a row and up to 35 degrees on the weekend: The heat wave still has Hessen under control.
Up to and including Sunday it could get very hot again with temperatures of 31 to 35 degrees - especially in the east, said a meteorologist from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday in Offenbach.
However, thunderstorms are always possible locally.
Local storms with heavy squalls, heavy rain and hail cannot be ruled out, according to the DWD expert.
Even at night, it remains tropical in Hesse for the time being.
Meteorologists speak of a tropical night when the temperatures do not drop below 20 degrees at night.
According to the DWD, the highest low temperature on Friday night was measured on the Vogelsberg.
There the temperatures were not below 22.1 degrees at an altitude of 740 meters.
According to the meteorologist, this is “pretty spectacular”.
The Vogelsberg was also in second place in Germany as the warmest place at night.
The heat wave is expected to end on Monday, when summer begins according to the calendar.
Increased risk of forest fires
According to the Hessian Ministry of the Environment, given the persistent heat and drought, there is also a high risk of forest fires at the weekend.
This is estimated to be medium across the board, locally also very high and mainly due to the two past weeks without precipitation.
There is a particular risk in forests in which the forest damage in recent years has created large open spaces.
This is due to the stronger solar radiation and the sticks remaining there.
In addition to increased caution when walking in the forest, it should be noted that no fire may be lit outside of the designated barbecue areas, according to the Ministry of the Environment.
At the barbecue areas, care should be taken to ensure that there are no flying sparks and that the fire is properly extinguished when leaving the barbecue area. Only from Sunday or Monday, when precipitation and a significant drop in temperature are expected, will the risk of forest fires decrease.