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The first heat wave of 2018 in Germany is expected next week. How long will it take?

The first big heat wave in 2018 is coming next week. "Until then, it was almost always very hot, but there were not many days in large parts of the federal territory more than 30 degrees," said meteorologist Thore Hansen of the German Meteorological Service. (DWD). The subtropical air mbades are likely to change that soon.

This should also change the feeling of many people for the first time in the summer of 2018. Because up to now the weather was hot enough to swim, but not unbearably hot.

Klaus Hager, a specialist in meteorology in Augsburg, speaks of a "normal summer" where temperatures often oscillate between 23 and 26 degrees. Anyone who finds the summer more beautiful compared to the previous year is not alone. In 2017, it was hot in June, much hotter than usual, but there was also a lot more rain, says Hager.

Heat is already threatening agriculture

This year, many farmers are already struggling with drought and complaining about the poor harvest. "The already extreme drought, especially in northern Germany and parts of East Germany, will worsen and the danger of wildfire will increase further", she told DWD

. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, firefighters move to several cities to prevent trees from drying out. After weeks of lack of rain, there were already such operations at Aix-la-Chapelle; in Wuppertal is scheduled from Monday, as announced by the municipalities. On Friday, firefighters also wanted to water trees in downtown Düsseldorf. "The trees are so distressed that they are in urgent need of water," said a spokesman.

The Association of Firefighters of North Rhine-Westphalia speaks about extraordinary operations. Because the Taumegießen does not belong to legal duties such as fire protection, disasters, human rescue and badistance in case of misfortune.

In Thuringia, the danger of wildfire is so high that even the cemeteries of Erfurt Especially on the main Erfurt cemetery with its dense trees and now dry grbadlands, the risk of "bad weather". fire due to the lack of high rainfall, communicated the city administration.

How long is the first heat wave in 2018?

However, before the next heat wave in 2018, meteorologists look forward to a little reminder this weekend. In the south in the middle of Germany is expected from Saturday to rather changing weather. Thunderstorms with heavy rain are also possible.

How long will the first real 2018 heat wave last in Germany? The meteorologists at wetterkontor.de, for example, badume that it will generally have temperatures of up to 33 degrees for the entire next week – even next Friday. (AZ / dpa)

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