14.07.2022, Bayern, Eching: Ein Mann genießt das hochsommerliche Wetter in seinem Liegestuhl am Echinger See und liest eine Zeitung. Foto: Sven Hoppe/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

A heat wave with maximum values ​​of up to 40 degrees is coming to Germany in the coming days. On Sunday, there will be a lot of sun across the country, the German Weather Service (DWD) announced on Saturday. Denser clouds could only pull through in the north.

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According to the meteorologists, the highest temperatures are reached in the southwest. There they should climb to 25 to 31 degrees. In the north and east, the maximum values ​​are between 20 and 24 degrees. In the night to Monday it cools down to 16 to 8 degrees.

The week starts sunny with loose clouds. According to the DWD, temperatures will rise to between 29 and 34 degrees on Monday, while in the west and south-west it will be up to 36 degrees. The coasts, however, were spared from the heat. In these regions, the meteorologists expect 20 to 25 degrees.