Weather forecasters predict that high winds will cross Germany this week, with the first gusts arriving on Friday morning and continuing on Monday.
Stormy weather is expected to hit Northern Ireland and the Scottish Central Belt early on Friday morning when Storm Éowyn, brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, hits Europe’s western coastline.
The coming storms will develop into a “bomb cyclone” or “bombogenesis”, a storm caused by a sudden pressure drop over 24 hours.
The storm will weaken as it passes eastward over France but remain strong along the North and Baltic Sea coastline.
As the weakened storms arrive in Germany, particularly inclement weather is expected on Friday, January 24 and Monday, January 27.
The federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and the Upper Rhine region are likely to bear the brunt of the first storm.
On Friday, wind speeds of between 200 and 300 kilometres per hour are expected, while reduced speeds of 80 kilometres per hour are forecast for Saarland and Wismar.
Moving into Saturday as the first storm passes, warm air masses are forecast to bring a brief respite of warm weather. Highs of 12 degrees celsius have been predicted for Saturday and Sunday.
The wind will pick up pace again on Monday when 130-kilometre-per-hour gusts are forecast along Germany’s northern coastline.
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