Weather warning: Unstable spring weather causes surprises!

Weather warning: Unstable spring weather causes surprises!

April has proven to be unpredictable in Hesse. On April 16, 2025, the weather in Offenbach and Hanau is noticeable. After a mild spring weather at the beginning of the week, which offered maximum temperatures of up to 22 degrees on Monday, April 14, the conditions change to more uncomfortable weather conditions. Diploma meteorologist Dominik Jung von Wetter.net warns that these weather changes should be regarded as an alarm signal for continuing climate changes. In the coming days, the weather experts expect a mix of sun and showers as well as possible thunderstorms.

On Tuesday, April 15, showers and thunderstorms were forecast from the afternoon. According to current predictions, the temperatures in Hesse can continue to rise to up to 23 degrees, which creates ideal conditions for violent rainfall and thunderstorms. In the northeastern region in particular, individual thunderstorms with heavy rain of up to 25 l/sqm, toddler hail and storm gusts of up to 80 km/h (BFT 9) are expected. Following floods and storm damage could result, which illustrates the vulnerability of the region in times of climate change.

inconsistent weather conditions

The weather conditions are shaped by foothills of a deep that captured by the British Islands from Hesse. The weather remains inconsistent, with fog at night, which can reduce the view to less than 150 meters. From the afternoon, the first thunderstorms in the northeastern half are to be expected, while the temperatures continue to fluctuate. The prediction indicates a maximum temperature of 13 degrees in the west and up to 23 degrees in the east. In the night of Thursday, a shiver -like rain could occur that lowers the night temperatures to 10 to 4 degrees.

For the subsequent Thursday, April 17, a cloudy sky is accepted with territorial rain showers. The temperatures reach maximum between 11 and 16 degrees. The night from Thursday to Friday is also all about shower -like rain and still very cloudy conditions. The temperatures could drop to 8 to 4 degrees. Friday itself brings covered weather with maximum temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees, followed by a nightly cooling.

The influence of climate change

The meteorological events in Hesse are not just a temporary phenomenon. A new report by Working Group I of the World Climate District (IPCC) from August 2021 shows that the earnings are significantly more likely. The surface temperature of the earth has not been on the rise so quickly for over 2000 years, which leads to more intensive weather events. Germany experienced the consequences in July 2021 when over 180 people died in floods.

Extreme weather events that were once rare could become the rule due to climate change. Heavy rainfalls in Western Europe have now become 1.2 to 9 times more likely. As a consequence, measures to combat the climate crisis are necessary to limit global global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius. This also includes the focus on the expansion of renewable energies and the decarbonization of all sectors.