After weeks of drought and very low water levels in the Elbe, there are signs that the situation is easing. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), a low-pressure complex will bring humid air from the southwest to Saxony in the coming days - with an increasing tendency to showers and thunderstorms as well as locally heavy rain. The water levels of the Elbe could rise further as a result.
The water level had already risen slightly in the past few days: According to an overview by the state flood control center, low water was indeed prevailing in Dresden on Saturday afternoon with a water level of more than 70 centimetres. However, this was significantly higher than at the beginning of July, when the water level had reached a low of just 58 centimetres. For comparison: the average water level in Dresden is around 149 centimetres.
