Oktoberfest 2018: Damaging windstorm possible late on Sunday
By Eric Leister, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
By Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
September 23, 2018, 11:03:00 AM EDT
Share this article:
The start of Oktoberfest 2018 is upon us, and big changes in the weather are expected for the opening days of festivities.
With an estimated 6.9 million liters of beer served each year and an annual visitor count around 7 million, Oktoberfest is the largest, most celebrated folk festival for brewing in the world.
Hot and dry weather prevailed in the days leading up to the famous German festival, which takes place in Munich each year from late September into early October.
A blast of much cooler air spread over Germany on Saturday, causing temperatures to fall to the lowest levels in more than two weeks.
RELATED:
Germany Weather Center
Interactive Germany weather radar
Detailed Munich, Germany weather forecast
The temperature reached just 18 C (64 F) on Saturday, making the day noticeably cooler than Friday when the temperature peaked at 28 C (83 F). The normal high temperature in Munich during late September is 18 C (64-65 F).
While Saturday luckily turned out largely dry in the Munich area, the threat of rain and wind will return again on Sunday night.
A potent storm system arriving from the British Isles will bring increasingly wet and blustery weather on Sunday evening and early on Sunday night. The potential exists for this storm to grow strong enough to become named.
While the heaviest rainfall will remain north of Munich through the daylight hours on Sunday, a burst of rain and potentially damaging wind is expected early on Sunday night.
"The threat for damaging winds for Munich region won’t come until Sunday evening, potentially with gusts over 110 km/h (70 mph)," warned AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys.
Roys also pointed out that since leaves are still fully on the trees, wind damage could be exacerbated.
Anyone outdoors or in tents will want to take shelter in sturdy buildings. Wind gusts could be strong enough to collapse tents. Some trees may be downed, leading to power outages across southern Germany.
Not only will residents across southern Germany feel the effects of this storm, strong wind will blast into southern Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Austria through the rest of Sunday night, leading to the risk of more widespread wind damage, power outages and travel delays.
In the wake of this fast-moving storm system, Monday will turn out to be largely dry and cooler with periods of sunshine. A gusty wind will cause it to feel cooler, so folks with outdoor plans may want to grab a jacket.
Similar to recent bursts of cooler air, the cool air on Monday will be short lived as well. High pressure building across central Europe will lead to a dry week with conditions turning more comfortable by the middle of the week.
More Weather News
-
Florence-ravaged areas face more river flooding as Wilmington, North Carolina, hits 100-inch yearly rain total
Weather News - December 15, 2018, 10:06:55 AM EST
Dry weather to return, but river flooding to persist in southeastern US River flooding to persist in southeastern US, including Florence-ravaged areas, despite upcoming dry spell Florence-ravaged areas among those in southeastern US facing river flooding despite upcoming dry spell Florence-ravaged areas face more river flooding despite upcoming dry spell in southeastern US
-
Storm train to keep rolling through northwestern US with rain, snow and wind
Weather News - December 15, 2018, 6:09:26 AM EST
Rain, wind, mountain snow and rough surf will take aim at the Northwest and California at the end of the weekend as the barrage of Pacific storms continues.
-
Owen makes second, more severe strike on Queensland, Australia
Weather News - December 15, 2018, 10:29:25 AM EST
Residents of northern Queensland are enduring a second and more severe strike by former-Tropical Cyclone Owen.
-
Snow, icy mix to produce slick travel and threaten travelers from France to Germany into Sunday
Weather News - December 15, 2018, 9:41:16 AM EST
Holiday shopping plans and festivities can be disrupted as a period of snow or icy mix is anticipated to cause slick travel from northern France to Germany into Sunday.
-
Brewing tropical cyclone to soak eastern India Sunday into Tuesday
Weather News - December 15, 2018, 9:32:04 AM EST
A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is on track to strengthen into a tropical cyclone with eventual impacts to eastern India into early next week.
-
In case you missed it: Deadly snowstorm pummels South; Strongest Tennessee earthquake in 45 years shakes Atlanta
Weather News - December 14, 2018, 11:30:28 AM EST
The strongest earthquake to hit the southern U.S. in 45 years rattled Tennessee to Georgia this week while a snowstorm wreaked havoc from the Carolinas to Virginia.
-
What can homeowners in high-risk areas do if they're struggling to obtain, keep wildfire insurance coverage?
Weather News
Homeowners in wildfire-prone areas could potentially find themselves struggling to get insurers to cover them.
-
Soaking rainstorm, spotty ice and snow to impede weekend activities in northeastern US
Weather News - December 15, 2018, 7:33:40 AM EST
A storm will bring rain, fog, ice and a wintry mix to parts of the northeastern United States this weekend.
TRENDING NOW
Photos: Remembering some of the most disruptive, damaging US weather events of 2018
Bomb cyclones, major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and major flooding produced some memorable and tragic photos in 2018.
Read Story
3 tips for stargazing without a telescope
Stargazing is an activity that people of all ages can enjoy and can be done from almost anywhere by following a few simple steps.
Read Story
Comments
Comments that don't add to the conversation may be automatically or manually removed by Facebook or AccuWeather. Profanity, personal attacks, and spam will not be tolerated.