The Sun on the Rhine - German Weather Thread

[stodge]

Afternoon all

Couldn't find a German Weather thread so started one to report back on the recent River Rhine cruise Mrs Stodge and I (along with the out-laws) enjoyed.

We started in Basel and travelled via Breisach, Speyer, Rudesheim, Koblenz and Cologne to Duisburg.

We arrived in Basel on Thursday 12th July to temperatures close to 30c and the following day went up to the Schynige Platte on the little train from Wilderswil. Fantastic up at 6000 feet, cooler (probably around 20c) but still mainy sunny and able to get clear views of the Jungfraujoch which I gather doesn't happen every day.

On the Saturday the morning was in the beautiful town of Breisach and the afternoon on a coach trip to Titisee in the Black Forest. After a sunny start, the cloud gathered in the afternoon but it was still 28c at the lake.

Monday in Speyer and then cruising up to Rudesheim was very warm again with maximum values pushing 31c. Some cloud but still plenty of sunshine.

From Rudesheim on the Tuesday morning up the Rhine Gorge to Koblenz - in the afternoon, more noticeable cloud and quite a strong wind in the Gorge with thunderstorms close by. Koblenz was hot at 32c.

Wednesday saw us in Cologne and again very warm or hot in the city and temperatures above 30c but a coolong breeze on the deck of the ship by the river in the evening.

Thursday in Duisburg and the same again - mainly fine and hot but with clouds in the afternoon. 

The heatwave or "HItzewelle" is all over the German media and plenty of dramatic pictures from the wildfires in northern Sweden and Finland and some extraordinary temperatures in that part of the world.

[Snipper]

Just back from a little jaunt to Budapest followed with a cruise along the Danube. 

Were due to end up at Passau but didn’t as Danube blocked for river cruise ships further on. Result was that everything was stacking up at Passau. 

Logistic nightmare for cruise operators. Pain for their passengers as they have to be bused around the problem.