JULY 2 (Reuters) — People across Germany enjoyed the warm summer weather on Wednesday (July 1), taking to rivers and lakes to surf or simply relax in the sun.
“For me, it can’t be hot enough,” said Mario Maric as he was sunbathing in Munich’s Englischer Garten (English garden) while other young people around him surfed on the Eisbach river and played volleyball or went for a swim.
“Summer has to feel like summer,” Maric said, adding “up until now it was pretty miserable so I’m totally happy if once in a while it’s very hot.”
Temperatures in Munich reached 31 degrees (88 F) as meteorologists predicted more warm weather for the coming weekend.
“Saturday will see temperatures between 35 (95 F) and 39 degrees (102 F) in large parts of southwestern Germany,” said meteorologist Andreas Friedrich from the German weather service DWD in Offenbach outside Frankfurt.
“We have been saying for two months that this summer in Germany will be warmer than in the last 30 years,” he added.
