A tornado swept over the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Gronau on Thursday. The IF1-strength twister reached wind speeds of 150 kilometres per hour.
For the weekend, the German Weather Service (DWD) is warning of isolated thunderstorms and several hours of rain. For Friday, a mix of sunshine, cloud and scattered showers has been forecast.
Thunderstorms, heavy rain and small hail are expected in particular in the north, accompanied by stormy gusts of around 65 km/h. Showers are expected overnight into Saturday.
Daytime highs will range between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius, and only around 16 degrees on the coast.
On Saturday, showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in western Germany. In the east it will stay sunny for longer, although scattered showers are possible, with temperatures of up to 28 degrees.
On Sunday it will be cloudy, with showers in places. In the north-east there may be isolated thunderstorms, with maximum temperatures of around 19 degrees in the north-west. In the south-east, highs of 26 degrees are expected.
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