Very warm Mediterranean sea – and what that means for severe weather in the autumn
We take a short look at the weather patterns across the Mediterranean in the autumn that produce severe weather and how high sea surface temperatures may affect them. Sea...
Russia down to nearly -60 °C, Australia scorching at nearly 50 °C – January 18, 2019
Parts of Russia again plunged towards -60 °C last night, while parts of Australia are in the middle of the summer and a strong heat wave, with temperatures approaching...
UPDATE: Major floods expected in parts of eastern Spain in the next 24 hours! Locally up to ~300-500 mm of rainfall!
Latest high-resolution model updates indicate extreme amounts of rainfall over eastern Spain: AROME model indicates up to nearly 500 mm in ~24 hours. Severe to devastating flooding likely! Extreme...
Update on the upcoming extreme heat wave in Spain and Portugal
Pattern evolution and latest model guidance are well on track for the development of an intense heat wave in the second half of this week across Spain and Portugal....
Big hailstorm dumps a blanket of hail up to 20 cm thick – France, July 20, 2018
An intense hailstorm hit Morez, Haut-Jura, France on Friday, during the expected severe thunderstorm day across the broader Alpine region, dumping a thick hail of blanket, up to 20...
Extreme heat across Algeria, NW Africa this month
The pattern across Europe and Mediterranean this month has been supporting a significant and persistent heat wave across northwestern Africa. Daily temperatures were peaked towards 50 °C there. Map...
Sting jet likely developing on Ophelia: 191 km/h gust recorded at Fastnet lighthouse, SW Ireland
Peak wind gusts of 191 km/h / 103 kt have already been reported at Fastnet Lighthouse, SW Ireland at 9:56 UTC! This is an extremely high value, more than...
Follow up on the heat wave – Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Follow up on the current intense heat wave across the Mediterranean, parts of central Europe and the Balkan peninsula. Today, another extremely hot day is expected as temperatures are...