Parts of North Rhine-Westphalia issued a weather warning through Monday due to heavy rainfall on Sunday. But sunny skies are expected to return by mid-week.
The city of Reutlingen, in southwest Germany, had to deploy snowploughs at the height of the summer season after a violent storm
dumped huge quantities of hail in the streets on Friday.
People in Germany can soon bring out their flip-flops and swimsuits again as overcast skies and rain should be replaced by plenty of sunshine this month.
The world's biggest heavy metal music festival starting in northern Germany on Wednesday was forced to cap
attendance after heavy rains turned its farmland venue into a muddy quagmire.
Driving rain, rivers of mud and traffic jams in northern Germany led organisers of Wacken Open Air, billed as the world's biggest heavy metal festival, to ask fans Tuesday to stay away.
As southern Europe swelters under a scorching heatwave, the mercury is set to drop in Germany in the coming days, with rain showers and storms on the horizon.
A record-breaking summer storm hammered the Netherlands and Germany on Wednesday, killing two people and throwing international air and rail travel into chaos.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected on Thursday around Germany, in some cases bringing more extreme weather phenomena with them, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).
Germany is already experiencing heat-induced forest fires and drought. What other climate challenges will this summer bring, and is the country doing enough to prepare?
The German Weather Service (DWD) is predicting another excessively hot summer this year in Germany, which could impact on people's health and the environment.
How do we know summer has arrived in Germany? In addition to temperatures reaching over 30C on Thursday, we're seeing more lake-goers and sold-out fans - among these other signs.
The first sweltering days of the year could arrive as early as the weekend as experts predict that Germany will see temperatures hit 30C and over, marking the first small heatwave of 2023.
Temperatures around Germany are set to peak on Saturday, but meteorologists say people shouldn't put their coats away so fast - on the contrary, they might need to bundle up more in the coming week.
