Skip to content

Severe Weather Europe

Global Weather News and Forecasts, covering the United States, Canada and Europe

  • HOME
  • WEATHER ANALYSIS
    • RECENT EVENTS
    • LATEST NEWS
    • Satellite Live
    • Radar Live
    • Lightning Live
    • EVENT ANALYSIS
    • Notable Events
  • WEATHER FORECAST
    • SWE weather models
    • SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST
      • Severe Weather Outlooks FAQ
    • SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ARCHIVE
    • GLOBAL WEATHER
    • LONG RANGE
    • WINTER WEATHER
    • Europe Weather
    • TROPICAL WEATHER
    • MESOSCALE DISCUSSION
  • POLAR VORTEX
  • LEARN WEATHER
  • ABOUT & CONTACT
    • ABOUT US
    • Privacy Policy
    • CONTACT US

Calima

The satellite presentation of the historical #Calima sand storm over the Canary Islands this week

November 19, 2023February 25, 2020 by Marko Korosec

Here is the new update of the still ongoing historical sand storm #Calima from the Morrocan desert onto the Canary islands and further west. Satellite … Read more

Categories Recent events Tags Africa, Calima, cyclone, dust storm, marrocan desert, mars, red sky, Sahara, sand storm, severe winds, tenerife, upper low, winds

A severe #Calima winds fuel fires and delivers a massive dust storm into the Canary Islands from the Morrocan desert

November 19, 2023February 23, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A massive dust/sand storm has spread over the islands due to a heavy Saharan dust transport, called #Calima this weekend. The event is associated with … Read more

Categories Recent events Tags Africa, Calima, cyclone, dust storm, mars, red sky, Sahara, severe winds, upper low, winds

Evolution of the Saharan dust ‘outbreak’ across Europe

April 23, 2019 by Admin SWE

We take another look at the evolution and large extent of the current Saharan dust event across Europe. The following sequence of model maps in … Read more

Categories Mesoscale Discussion Archives Tags Calima, europe, Mediterranean, saharan dust

UPDATE on the massive Saharan dust event for western, central and southern Europe: from UK and France to Poland and Greece!

April 21, 2019 by Admin SWE

Massive amounts of Saharan dust will be pushed into Europe in the next several days. Dusty skies are expected on Sunday over parts of Spain, … Read more

Categories Mesoscale Discussion Archives Tags Calima, cutoff low, iberian peninsula, saharan dust, western Mediterranean

Exceptionally large amounts of Saharan dust pushed into France, Spain, Italy, and W-CNTRL Mediterranean this weekend!

April 20, 2019 by Admin SWE

An exceptionally large dust event is coming for western Europe and the western Mediterranean this weekend. France, parts of Spain and Portugal, particularly the Balearic … Read more

Categories Mesoscale Discussion Archives Tags Balearic islands, Calima, Corsica, cutoff low, france, italy, Malta, Mediterranean, saharan dust, Sardinia

Calima for Canary Islands over the next few days

March 27, 2018 by Admin SWE

Calima is coming to Canary Islands over the next several days, blowing large amounts of Saharan dust into the region. Saharan dust is already pushing … Read more

Categories Mesoscale Discussion Archives Tags Calima, Canary, dust, Islands, Saharan
Live radar, satellite and lightning maps SWE weather models Learn Weather

Recent Posts

  • New Winter 2026/2027 Forecast: A Snowier Shift and a Mid-Winter Polar Vortex Signal
  • The Polar Vortex Is Collapsing in November: What It Could Mean for Your Winter
  • November Weather Forecast: Super El NiƱo Takes Control as Winter 2026/2027 Approaches
RSS Feed
© 2026 Severe Weather Europe • About • Contact • Privacy Policy