Warning of risk of dangerous weather with heavy rain for the whole country

DMI has issued a warning of potentially dangerous weather as a strong low-pressure system with colder weather will reach the country from the southwest today with a risk of heavy rain even locally torrential rainfall.

By Bente D. Knudsen

Weather change is on the way in Denmark after a very warm sunny weekend. The colder low-pressure system will meet the warm air containing humidity and large amounts of water. The system will move across Denmark from this afternoon until early Wednesday morning.

As the system is very unstable, warnings have been issued by DMI of locally more than a month’s rainfall (between 40 and 80 mm) over the next two days. July has on average 65,8 mm of rain.

The showers can be quite heavy releasing up to 25 mm in a few hours and they may release so much water that there locally can fall between 15 and 30 mm rain in less than 30 minutes. Theres is also a risk of thunderstorms.

In their weather forecast, DMI announce that it is not possible to say exactly where the heavy showers, locally even torrential rainfall, will fall and they encourage residents to follow updates.

The only part of Denmark without warnings issued is Bornholm.

The warning has been issued from this afternoon until late Tuesday evening/ early Wednesday morning.

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DMI will be monitoring the low-pressure system’s course closely and update their warnings accordingly.

The risk of heavy and torrential rain entails an increased risk of aqua planning, water in cellars and flooded low lying areas.