April 2020

A very powerful upper ridge and strong warm air mass advection into far North Atlantic and Greenland until Thursday

April 20, 2020 by Marko Korosec

In our other update, we have shared a discussion about an extraordinary ‘heatwave’ into the Arctic region this week. Now, let’s take a look into … Read more

An extraordinary “heatwave” will enter the Arctic region, raising temperatures more than 20°C above the long-term average, pushing out the colder air into Canada!

November 19, 2023April 19, 2020 by Andrej Flis

Strong airmass changes across the North Hemisphere continue, as patterns change on the shift from winter to summer. Strong pressure differences over the polar regions, … Read more

A huge amount of rainfall across northeast Iberia and southern France (also Corsica) this week, flooding threat develops as 150 to more than 200 mm is possible in some areas

April 19, 2020 by Marko Korosec

While there is a very strong and extensive upper-level ridge dominating most of Europe in the coming days, a progressive pattern over southwest Europe brings … Read more

Week 08-2020 (Feb 17th – Feb 23rd) Contest Winners

April 30, 2020April 19, 2020 by SWE contest

Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 08 of 2019 (Feb 17th – Feb 23rd) – the highest number of votes received. … Read more

Summertime anyone? Almost. Extremely warm mid-April day across a large part of the Balkans – up to +31 °C in North Macedonia, +29 °C in Greece, Serbia, and Bosnia

April 19, 2020 by Marko Korosec

An extremely warm day in the western Balkans yesterday, Apr 18th. The foehn effect of southwest winds from the Dynaric mountain range into the plains … Read more

Another significant severe weather outbreak seems likely on Sunday, Apr 19th – there is potential for strong tornadoes across central Mississippi and Alabama

April 18, 2020 by Marko Korosec

Just a week after Easter Sunday deadly tornado outbreak across the Southeast US, another dangerous pattern is developing this weekend. A new deep trough is … Read more

A historic severe drought in central Chile enters its tenth year – the longest dry-spell on record, water reservoirs are running dry

April 17, 2020 by Marko Korosec

Severe drought is a rather a common occurrence in Chile, but the current one is setting a record-breaking longevity, entering its tenth year. The river … Read more

Very warm weekend ahead again, but the NAO index trends suggest it could get colder again into the remainder of April

April 16, 2020 by Marko Korosec

After a short few days period of colder weather, even snow and again damaging morning frosts, warmth has already returned into Europe from the west. … Read more