*April blocking* A remarkable blocking ridge will develop in the North Atlantic, affecting everything from the weather to the stratospheric Polar vortex and the Arctic sea ice!
Spring is the transitional period between winter and summer. That means that we can witness fast weather changes and many great dynamics. One of these dynamics is coming soon,...
*10-15 day outlook* Winter vs. Spring showdown! Eurasia leans towards spring, while winter makes its final stand over North America!
April is the second spring month, and that means warmer weather and longer days. But, the northern polar regions do not warm up so quickly and are still in...
April 3rd – another very cold morning across parts of Europe, but the cold pool is vanishing as spring weather returns this weekend
Yet another very cold morning in parts of central Europe and the Balkans today, Apr 3rd. Numerous stations were experiencing close or even below -5 °C, with strong frost...
April 2nd – one of the coldest April mornings of last decades across northern Balkans; preliminary reports of destructive frost from NE Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary
As most of the farmers were affraid of, significant cold temperatures verified across parts of central Europe and the Balkans this morning, Apr 2nd. There are numerous preliminary reports...
Extreme cold and destructive frost with close to -10 °C across parts of Europe this morning, April 1st
Weather does not take jokes, even it’s April’s Fool day today. As we expected, it has been a very cold morning today, April 1st. Many countries have reported extremely...
*Arctic* After reaching the largest sea ice extent in the past 8 years, the Arctic sea ice is now in an unusually rapid ice melt phase, starting the melt season
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent in early March. The ice melt season has begun, with rapid ice loss, as warmer air reaches the polar regions. Arctic...
Winter is back to the Balkans – a huge amount of snow is expected in some areas until Thursday, hurricane-force Bora along the Adriatic coast
A strong cold outbreak is underway across the east-central Europe and the Balkans this week, in response to a very powerful upper ridge and 1040+ mbar high-pressure system over...
*Rare event* A rare Ozone hole develops over the Arctic/Canadian region, unusually strong for the Northern Hemisphere!
It is a rather rare occurrence to see a larger area of sustained ozone depletion over the Arctic regions during the late winter/early spring season. But this year, records...