Germany news: Extreme heat heads east, Greens want air con
06/28/2026 June 28, 2026 Extreme heat warnings persist as worst of heat wave moves east Not for the first time this week, the DWD's heat
06/28/2026 June 28, 2026 Extreme heat warnings persist as worst of heat wave moves east Not for the first time this week, the DWD's heat warning map for Germany on Sunday is a sea of purple extreme heat warnings Image: wettergefahren.de The German Weather Service (DWD) is again issuing extreme heat warnings for the vast majority of the country. "The focal point of the heat is gradually moving eastwards," the DWD wrote in its Sunday morning warning status update.
It warned of a "strong to extreme heat burden in almost all parts of the country... among other things because of only slight overnight cooling and high humidity." Extreme heat warning were in place nationwide, expect for the northern, western and southern extremities, on Sunday morning. Most other areas either faces high heat warnings
or the threat of thunderstorms. Additionally, severe thunderstorms, sudden heavy rain and high winds were forecast in parts of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday morning, while the DWD said that localized storms were possible "above all in the eastern half [of the country] but also in the west." Storm fronts were expected to move in from
the west and southwest, also breaking the worst of the high temperatures, by the evening. Here in Bonn, for instance, Sunday's forecast high temperatures are several degrees cooler than in recent days, albeit still at 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrneheit) — while Monday's predicted highs are considerably cooler, down at 27 degrees Celsius.
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