Hesse in the heat battle: temperatures up to 37 degrees expected!

Hesse in the heat battle: temperatures up to 37 degrees expected!

Hesse has the heat firmly under control! Maximum temperatures of up to 37 degrees are forecast for Thursday, August 14, 2025. The reason for this is the high “Julia”, which brings hot air from Spain and France to the region, as hessenschau.de reports. That's not all, it will remain tropically warm on Thursday night, with minimum temperatures of up to 23 degrees.

Health Minister Diana Stolz warns urgently about the heat stress, which is increasing particularly in urban areas. The youngest among us, those in poor health and the elderly are particularly at risk. In order to prepare the population for the heat wave, many cities and municipalities have developed heat action plans to act preventively. These measures, partly based on WHO recommendations, aim to create better living conditions during heat waves. The Federal Ministry of Health provides information on this, among others.

Heat prevention tips

In addition, attention is drawn to the high risk of forest fires. People should take extra care to prevent fires from starting. As the health sector shows, effective heat protection requires close cooperation between ministries, various authorities and health facilities. According to the Robert Koch Institute, an increase in heat and associated health risks is also expected in the coming decades, especially for vulnerable groups such as older people, pregnant women and people with chronic pre-existing conditions.

A look into the future

The challenges that come with hot periods cannot be underestimated. More and more federal states and municipalities are already using their own concepts to better counteract such weather conditions. In Hesse, the current heat wave shows how important early prevention and targeted information campaigns are. This requires not only good monitoring, but also a strong network between health organizations and political institutions. In this way, protection against heat waves could be sustainably improved, a concern that is now more urgent than ever.