The May mini-heatwave which has hit mainland Europe is about to come to an end, with thunderstorms forecast across the continent. After a week when the mercury toed 30C, heavy rain is on its way to countries such as Germany and France.
Tomorrow (Friday) will see unsettled conditions begin in Germany, with humidity having the way for the forecast thunderstorms. The remainder of this evening (Thursday) sees high humidity and thunderstorms from Belgium move into the northwest, before the weather settles.
This afternoon gusts of more than 65 miles per hour were recorded at the Münster-Osnabrück weather station, the German Weather Service (DWD) said. On Friday afternoon, temperatures will continue to reach sweltering highs of 32C, before thunderstorms begin in the Black Forest, the Swabian Alb and the Alps, reports the Express.
