Exceptionally hot weather across southeastern Europe: Albania hits 32 °C – Nov 3, 2018
Saturday was a very warm and locally hot day in parts of southeast Europe. Temperatures peaked in Albania with 32 °C! Temperatures in Albania reached … Read more
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Major floods hit Sicily last night, multiple fatalities reported – November 4, 2018
As expected, major floods hit parts of Sicily last night as slowly moving convective lines and persistent training storms produced prolonged torrential rainfall. The city … Read more
Torrential rainfall across the central Mediterranean over the weekend – November 3-4, 2018
The weather pattern is now in place for a severe torrential rainfall event across the central Mediterranean. Areas around the Tyrrhenian sea and the area … Read more
Very strong tornadoes in Italy in late autumn
Late autumn is tornado season in western, central and southern Italy. Warm sea surface of the Mediterranean sea and very moist airmass combine with deep … Read more
Enhanced tornado threat: western coast of Italy (Ligurian, Tyrrhenian sea), plains of north Italy, north Adriatic – October 29, 2018
The exceptionally dynamic pattern over the central Mediterranean will be supportive for severe thunderstorms on Monday, including tornadic supercells. The rather vigorous cyclic cyclogenesis beneath … Read more
Warm core low may produce an intense windstorm on Sardinia – October 29, 2018
Model guidance is converging on the formation of an intense low over the western Mediterranean tomorrow, rapidly moving into Sardinia. It will quickly deepen to … Read more
Extreme rainfall across the northern and central Mediterranean over the next 72 hours
Update on the major rainfall event The persistent southerly flow with intense Scirocco winds will combine orographic and convective rainfall along coastal and mountain ranges … Read more
Very active weather pattern across most of the southern half of Europe this weekend: major snowfall, windstorm, severe thunderstorms, Saharan dust and unseasonally warm weather
A very active weather pattern is in place across the southern half of Europe. It supports very dynamic weather, with some regions receiving severe weather … Read more