Updated Sep. 23, 2019 11:52 AM
Oktoberfest kicked off on Saturday and Sunday with nearly perfect weather; however, anyone planning to attend the event in the coming days will want to be prepared for rain.
This change in the weather was felt on Monday as a persistent rain and drizzle dampened the event which attracts more than 7 million visitors each year.
A brief reprieve from the cool, damp weather is forecast for Tuesday with partly sunny skies and an afternoon high temperature of 19-20 C (67-68 F). The normal high temperature in Munich in late September is 18-19 C (65-66 F).
The threat for rainfall will quickly return by Wednesday as moisture from former Hurricane Humberto is slung across northern and central Europe.
While the rainfall is not expected to be heavy, much of the day will be at risk for wet weather and temperatures will fail to reach normal levels for late September.
A few showers will remain in the forecast for Thursday along with a chill in the air. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will be near 17 C (62 F).
Visitors lift glasses of beer during the opening of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Temperatures will trend higher on Friday as the threat for rainfall lowers. An afternoon high temperature of 22 C (71 F) is expected with just a brief shower or two possible.
Temperatures will lower back to seasonable levels this weekend; however, most of the weekend is expected to be rain-free.
The dry weather is not expected to hold for long as storms from the Atlantic will race across northern Europe next week bringing frequent chances for rainfall during the festival's final week.
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