Weather report 18 October 2026, 18:00

In Cologne, Sunday evening stays wet for a while: rain continues between 19:00 and 00:00, at times as drizzle totalling around 3 mm. After that the weather settles and the early hours of Monday are mostly dry.

The night stays mostly cloudy and cools to around 10 °C; there is just a brief shower risk between 00:00 and 00:15.

There is a brief shower risk between 00:00 and 00:15 at the start of Monday; after that no further rain is forecast. Cologne begins the day at around 12 °C, rising to 17 °C by the afternoon. With seven hours of sunshine it will feel noticeably brighter than Sunday.

Tuesday stays fairly bright at around 16 °C before rain and freshening winds return on Wednesday. Showers become more frequent on Thursday and Friday, with gusts reaching up to 69 km/h on Friday. Saturday remains windy and noticeably cooler at 11 °C.

The model history shows a sharp contrast: for Friday it gives 22.6 °C, for Saturday 16.2 °C with 4.3 mm of rain, and for today 12.6 °C. Monday brings a brief lift to 17.3 °C before the next unsettled spell arrives on Wednesday. Overall, the week stays changeable, with no lasting settled spell establishing itself.

On Monday the wind blows from the east or south-east at 9–13 km/h, with the strongest gusts reaching 25 km/h, especially in the afternoon and evening. This will be noticeable on open stretches, but no official warning is in place.