It's been a summer of changeable weather so far in Germany, with plenty of rain, storms and wind. But residents should now prepare for a heat spell - at least according to current predictions.
Forecasters say they expect the heat to get more intense in the coming days and next week.
On Wednesday, some thunderstorms and heavy rain was forecast throughout the country. The same is set to continue through to the weekend.
Lots of sunshine in some areas with temperatures of up to 35C are expected although localised showers and thunderstorms are possible.Â
From Sunday August 11th the heat is expected to really be turned up.
Meteorologist Dominik Jung from Wetter.net told German newspaper Bild: "According to the current calculations of the GFS weather model of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), we could be hit by an extreme heat bubble in Germany from Sunday.
"Peak temperatures of well over 35C would then be possible. For some regions in Germany, peak values close to the 40C mark can no longer be completely ruled out."
He said that the highest temperatures are likely to appear in the early days of next week in Brandenburg on the border with Poland, and on the Upper Rhine.Â
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Parts of southern Europe have recently been seeing extremely warm temperatures above 40C.Â
Jung told the Frankfurter Rundschau: "It was really only a matter of time before the extreme heat from southern Europe hit us too."
On Sunday, temperatures around 29C are expected in the north of Germany and around 35C in the south.Â
On Monday, the GFS weather model predicts 31C in the north of Germany and up to 37C in the south-west of Germany.
Nearby countries are also set to see more extreme heat. According to Jung, temperatures up to 44C are expected in eastern Europe. The 40C mark could be reached in Austria next week.
Summer-like weather is expected to continue in Germany until at least August 20th, along with a few showers and thunderstormsÂ
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