Western Alps buried in meters of fresh snow – the most amazing views
The western Alps of northwestern Italy, southeastern France and extreme southern Switzerland received enormous amounts of fresh snow over the past few days. As expected, …
Windy weather for N Spain and W France: cutoff low and windstorm over the Bay of Biscay today – Jan 10, 2017
A new cyclone is approaching western Europe; it will cause gale to storm force winds across the Bay of Biscay and affect the northern coast …
More intense snowfall for NW Italy tonight and tomorrow
Intense snowfall in the Alps of northwestern Italy continues tonight and will persist for much of the day tomorrow. Locally over 1 m of snow …
Snow sprinkles Saharan dunes in white
Snow sprinkled the orange sand dunes of Ain Sefra, northwestern Algeria on Sunday, creating a rare and spectacular sight, more reminiscent of Mars than Earth. …
Large amounts of Saharan dust pushed into central and northern Europe over the next few days – UPDATE
Very large amounts of Saharan dust are being advected with southerly winds across the Mediterranean far into central and northern Europe over the next several …
Pattern outlook for this week: cutoff low over W Mediterranean weakens, new cutoff low from the west, stable weather elsewhere
A persistent rex block is ongoing over western Europe. As the cutoff upper low over the western Mediterranean slowly fills, a new push from the …
Thunderstorms ongoing over southern France: intense rainfall and local flooding likely
The expected episode of intense rainfall over southern France has started. A persistent line of thunderstorms is ongoing between Marseille and Montpellier. Heavy rainfall is …
Large amounts of Saharan dust to move into western and central Europe in the next few days
Large amounts of Saharan dust will be advected with southerly winds across the Mediterranean into western and central Europe over the next several days. The …