Germany: Showers and gusty wind to slow Easter travel

By Courtney Spamer, Meteorologist

March 27,2016; 9:22PM,EDT

 

 

After a wet Easter Sunday in western parts of the country, gusty winds into Tuesday could cause travel delays for those heading home after the holiday.
Storm Katie, as named by the UK Met Office on Friday, will move into the North Sea on Monday. Despite the storm center not moving into Germany, a cold front associated with it will spread showers and wind across the country.
On Monday morning, showers will move into Schelwig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys said "Showers are expected to spread into western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as Hesse, Rhineland-Pfalz and Saarland by Monday afternoon."

For the most part, the rainfall will be less than 13 mm (0.50 of an inch), but it will be enough to wet roadways and slow travel.
To accompany the wet conditions, much of the North will see an increase in wind as well. The wind may bring even greater impacts than that of the rain.
In the Northwest, wind gusts of 55-75 km/h (35-45 mph) are likely on Monday from Dusseldorf to Hamburg. The wind will be strong enough to cause travel delays for those heading back after the Easter holiday. Winds could also cause smaller tree limbs to fall and loose outdoor furniture to blow around.
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Breezy conditions, though not as gusty, will reach farther east into central and northeastern Germany by the afternoon.
Showers will continue to spread to the south and east on Tuesday. Much of the country will have the threat for rainfall, though in most areas rain will be light and brief. Additionally, widespread wind gusts of 45-65 km/h (28-40 mph) will continue to linger from Hamburg to Munich throughout the day.
Unsettled conditions will lead through the middle of the week as rounds of showers will continue across the country. Prolonged and more widespread dry conditions are not expected until late in the week.
Content contributed by Meteorologist Adam Douty