Warning of violent thunderstorms: Cologne and region in danger!

Warning of violent thunderstorms: Cologne and region in danger!

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the weather situation on May 3, 2025 took an extraordinary turn. According to Tageschau.de warns for the area of ​​Cologne/Bonn and the eastern Eifel Thunderstorms that could last until 6 p.m. The potential dangers include falling trees, falling objects, floods and lightning strikes. In this context, warnings of violent heavy rain and hail.

Especially in the Eifel and the winner and Sauerland, long-lasting rains can be expected. This means that up to 70 liters of rain per square meter can fall locally in just six hours. North of the Ruhr, on the other hand, the weather becomes calmer in the evening, with partly cloudy and dry sky. In the night of Sunday, the weather calms down in the south of NRW, while the temperatures drop to up to 7 degrees, even up to 2 degrees in the mountain country.

storm front about Cologne

The storm front, which reached North Rhine-Westphalia at the weekend, has challenges, especially for Cologne. T-online reports that storms move from the north to NRW from Friday afternoon. The DWD expects heavy rain with up to 15 liters per square meter in a short time, toddler hail and gusts of wind up to 75 km/h. On Saturday, the storms will also reach the south of NRW, including Cologne, with heavy rain quantities of 20 to 30 liters per square meter and even up to 60 liters.

In addition, an official warning of strong thunderstorms was pronounced in the Rhein-Berg-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in the city of Bonn and in the district of Euskirchen. Warning level two out of four was issued, which underlines the seriousness of the situation. The temperatures will drop to 18 to 22 degrees on Saturday morning and continue to cool down the following night, possibly to up to 5 degrees, in the mountain country even to 0 degrees.

regional weather developments

In addition to the thunderstorm warning, wind warnings are also in force. Storm gusts of up to 80 km/h can occur in higher locations in the south. wetteregenfahren.de reports on an air mass border that is located above the northern middle of Germany and relocated to the Alps on Sunday. Cool air polar origin flows to Germany and brings the high summer temperatures of spring to a standstill.

Another change of weather is expected on Sunday. In the west it usually stays dry with many clouds and isolated showers, while the temperatures between 12 and 15 degrees, between 7 and 11 degrees will fluctuate. Frost can occur in the night of Monday, as the temperatures near the ground can sink to up to -1 degrees, especially in higher locations.

These extreme weather conditions require attention because the weather frogs continue to issue updated warnings. The risk of storm could last on Sunday, especially in southern Germany, while the north can also be hit by individual thunderstorms.