This week Germany will experience further warm temperatures. Sunshine and blue skies should be a permanent feature across most of central and northern Germany with some more stormy weather expected down south.
As German meteorologists predicted last week, the mercury rose well into the 20s at the weekend. And the warm temperatures are forecast to remain in the upcoming days.
The German Weather Service (DWD) has predicted that much of the country will be basking in warm summer temperatures on Sunday - a week after thick snowfall.
It may feel like winter will never end as the cold snap continues across Europe. But forecasters warn there’s still a risk of sunburn due to the blazing sunshine.
Germany's council of economic experts on Wednesday sharply lifted growth forecasts for 2017 and 2018, but warned that an incoming government has much to do to future-proof the economy.
The German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) warned on Thursday that a fresh burst of economic confidence might be unfounded, even as they raised their growth projections for 2015.
The German economy, Europe's biggest, will continue to show little sparkle at least until the end of the year, the central bank (Bundesbank) predicted on Monday.
A plunge in industrial output, poor job figures and falling consumer confidence - recent data has shaken belief in Germany's economy. But economists are divided on how weak it really is.
