March 2020

update Unusually intense Arctic outbreak will spread across much of Europe through the end of March – additional frost damage is likely

March 29, 2020March 27, 2020 by Marko Korosec

It has been very cold weather across central Europe and the Mediterranean this week, with lots of snow over the Balkans. A new cold outbreak … Read more

Rex block pattern with deep upper low over the Mediterranean brings lots of rain and flooding into southern Italy tonight

March 25, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A potentially dangerous setup is unfolding across the southern Mediterranean today and tonight. In response to a deepening upper low, a pronounced surface low and … Read more

Comet show A newly discovered Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS has begun to brighten quickly and could become the brightest comet in the past several years!

May 23, 2020March 25, 2020 by Science

The night sky is always full of unknowns and surprises. The latest surprise comes from the newly discovered comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS. Comet ATLAS was … Read more

March brings a substantial (more than 45 %) drop in global commercial air traffic due to #COVID-19 virus outbreak

March 24, 2020 by Marko Korosec

Earth can breathe better lately, as global commercial air traffic has seen some substantial decline, followed by the robust restrictions during the Coronavirus / COVID-19 … Read more

Week 04-2020 (Jan 20th – Jan 26th) Contest Winners

March 24, 2020 by SWE contest

Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 04-2020 (Jan 20th – Jan 26th) Contest Winners – the highest number of votes received. … Read more

An Arctic outbreak likely to blast into western Europe next weekend (end of March)

March 27, 2020March 23, 2020 by Marko Korosec

We are just seeing a pretty strong outbreak of cold air mass into east-central Europe this week, there is more coming soon! It appears likely … Read more

Winter is back to the Balkans – a huge amount of snow is expected in some areas until Thursday, hurricane-force Bora along the Adriatic coast

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A strong cold outbreak is underway across the east-central Europe and the Balkans this week, in response to a very powerful upper ridge and 1040+ … Read more

Spectacular mesovortices within the core of monster North Atlantic cyclone – the system has matured today and is now moving into Iceland

March 22, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A very large North Atlantic depression has peaked today. It reached 953 mbar with the rapid intensification completed on Sunday morning. It, yet again, delivered … Read more