Ideal conditions expected for May Day celebrations from Hamburg to Berlin

By Adam Douty, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist

April 30,2016; 11:40AM,EDT

 

 

With a cold front weakening across northern Germany, dry conditions will be found from Cologne to Hamburg and Berlin on Sunday. May Day will feature warmer conditions across the Northwest as some sunshine mixes through clouds.
In contrast to this, low pressure tracking across Italy will lead to showers across southern parts of the country. Stuttgart, Munich and Regensburg will all be threatened with damp conditions.

The best places to enjoy May Day across Germany will be in northern areas from Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein to Saxony and Brandenburg. While Saturday brought showers to from Hamburg to Cologne, Sunday will feature periods of sunshine and milder air.
That is good news for those planning to visit the spring flower show at Spath-Arboretum or the Power to the children festival near Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Afternoon temperatures on Sunday will be seasonable, rising to near 17 C (62 F).
Across North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, rain and clouds will linger during the morning hours on Sunday. However, as the day progresses, dry weather will gradually return and sunny breaks will develop. Anyone heading outdoors during the morning from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe will want to remember the umbrella and allow extra time for travel.
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Periods of rain will fall much of the day across Baden-Württemberg and southern Bavaria due to a large area of low pressure tracking across Italy. Clouds and rain will hold temperatures well below normal from Freiburg to Munich.
The average high for the start of May in Munich is 16 C (61 F), but Sunday will only feature a high of 13 C (55 F). Areas closer to the Austria and Switzerland boarders will fail to rise above 10 C (50 F).
It will be a damp and cool day in far southern Germany, so anyone with outdoor plans may want to consider moving activities indoors.
Monday will feature a similar weather pattern with rainfall confined to far southern Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Wet weather should impact a smaller area compared to Sunday. Munich should escape with a largely dry day and slightly milder air. Dry and mild weather will remain across central and northern areas.
A cold front will sweep the next round of showers across the country on Tuesday.