An excessive amount of rainfall with flooding threat across the eastern Thessaly region, Greece today
An upper low has ejected from the main west European upper trough across the Alps and is now moving across S Mediterranean and S Balkans …
Snow
A few more warm days… but then, a sharp pattern flip brings a strong cold outbreak into a large part of Europe next weekend, even snow locally!
Related to the change in the sub-polar circulation is coming this week and the long-lasting warm period across large part of Europe is finally coming …
*Stratosphere warming watch UPDATE 20/Nov* A powerful warming phase now to begin in 10 days! Temperature in the stratosphere over Siberia will rise for 40°C in a few days!
A strong new warming phase is getting closer, and is set to begin in 10 days! The final power and the later effects are still …
*Winter 2019/2020* FINAL November model forecast for the upcoming winter! Summary: Polar vortex collapse might be the make or break factor for many this winter!
November model calculations are done, and they are usually regarded as the final forecast for winter. December is already a winter month, so November forecasts …
Another round of excessive and locally intense rainfall through the next 48 hours, Nov 19-20th
The decaying stage of a large deep trough over SW Europe, which resulted in persisting rainy pattern over the northern Mediterranean will bring additional rainfall …
*Stratosphere warming watch UPDATE 18/Nov* A powerful new warming phase is coming in early December. Calculations now start showing a Sudden Stratospheric Warming event for 2019/2020
New model calculations are done, and they still show the powerful new warming phase coming in early December. Each new model calculation increases the likelihood …
*Stratosphere warming watch* A powerful new warming phase is building for early December 2019. Stratospheric temperatures likely to raise over 30°C above normal, affecting the already weakened vortex!
The polar vortex is slowly but steadily losing its power. While the pressure waves are “attacking” the polar vortex, a new temperature wave is building …
*Polar vortex UPDATE 16/NOV* The weakening of the polar vortex and the stratospheric jet stream is underway! Polar vortex collapse looks likely by the end of the year!
The weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex is well underway. The polar stratospheric jet stream is losing its momentum, as monthly ECMWF forecasts start to …