Persistent rainfall for NW Spain, N Portugal in the next 5 days
Multiple frontal systems will bring successive rounds of rainfall to northwestern Spain and northern Portugal over the next 5 days. Various model guidance indicates locally …
Another round of torrential rainfall and heavy snowfall for NW Italy – November 6, 2018
Northwestern Italy is in for yet another round of torrential rainfall over the next 48 hours. Rainfall totals of up to 200-300 mm are expected …
Weekly pattern across Europe overview – unusually warm weather continues (Nov 5 – 12th)
The weather pattern across Europe has been quite dynamic lately, producing widespread severe weather across the Mediterranean region, record warmth across parts of the Balkan …
Polar vortex: What exactly is it, and why you should care about it?
Every winter, we often hear the term “polar vortex” in various media. Some call it a stratospheric hurricane, some call every winter storm a polar …
Record breaking mid-level warmth for northeast Europe this week, Nov 5-7th
The pattern across Europe in the past two weeks has been a complete flip from what we had been experiencing through early and mid October. …
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 …
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 …
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 …