Storm risk in North Rhine-Westphalia: Thunderstorms and heavy rain threaten today!

Storm risk in North Rhine-Westphalia: Thunderstorms and heavy rain threaten today!

In North Rhine-Westphalia there is currently a particularly uncomfortable weather conditions that resemble a fresh summer rain, but also holds its pitfalls. The low pressure area, which moves across the region on July 16, 2025, brings with it a number of thunderstorms and showers. The official warnings of the German Weather Service (DWD) have been enacted for many parts of the federal state, the northwest and the middle are particularly affected until just before Cologne. soester-anzeiger.de reports that the warnings could be held until evening yesterday and the weather can take a bad weather character.

Weather expert Verena Leyendecker emphasized that the risk of storm is locally different. In some areas, there may be heavy rainfalls that throw up to 25 liters per square meter in a short time, paired with wind gusts of up to 60 km/h. Despite the uncomfortable conditions, people in the NRW area can hope for a small weather calming. After the thunderstorms on Wednesday, Thursday will be largely dry with temperatures between 16 and 26 degrees, while Friday could even bring values of up to 29 degrees.

severe weather warnings and their effects

Already on Wednesday there were severe weather warnings due to the heavy rains and thunderstorms, which were particularly noticeable in the Borken, Recklinghausen and Wesel districts. In some regions, heavy rain quantities of up to 30 liters per square meter per hour and storm gusts of up to 70 km/h were registered. The population was urgently warned not to stay outdoors and to seek protection in buildings. The risk of falling branches and flying objects can often be observed here. wdr.de informs that aquaplaning and landslide are also threatening.

A particularly explosive topic are also visitors to the Parookaville Music Festival, which are expected at Weeze Airport in the coming time. These have to adapt to the current weather conditions, because they could be affected by the violent showers and thunderstorms that move from the Netherlands to North Rhine -Westphalia until the evening. Storm Center provides a lot of information to inform people in good time about the current weather conditions.

for Saturday it could also be back on again. Especially in the evening, the temperatures could increase again by changing the weather, which could increase the risk of thunderstorm. So it remains to be seen whether the long -awaited summer is still going through or whether the storms continue to play.

conclusion

For the northern Germans it says: In the next few days it is important to keep an eye on the weather reports and always be prepared. The meteorologists continuously work on the best possible informing the population so that everyone comes through this changeable time well. So stay vigilant when the weather shows its uncomfortable side!