Recap: Europe’s Historic May Records Overwritten by Early-Season Heat Dome
While Europe is no stranger to intense summer heat, the end-of-May 2026 heatwave was something else! The astonishing intensity of the heat dome and its …
Summer forecast
Heat Dome Update: Europe Braces for Record-Breaking Late May Heatwave
Europe is facing a dramatic synoptic turnaround sweeping across the continent, driven by a powerful upper-level subtropical ridge building northward from Africa. A classic, highly …
Europe Braces for Late-May Heatwave as a Record-Challenging Heat Dome Develops
Just days after an unseasonably cold, multi-day Arctic intrusion that perfectly aligned with the traditional mid-May “Ice Saints” period, a complete reversal of the synoptic …
A deep cold wave brings cooler conditions in part of Europe as July ends
July will end with much colder weather for part of Europe, thanks to a large upper cold wave now moving over the Alps into the …
Parts of Europe brace for a prolonged and historic heatwave that may last through the end of July
Parts of Europe have been under a prolonged heatwave since early July, and the heat is forecast to extend for another two weeks. Historic heatwaves …
40+ °C heatwave intensifies across eastern and southern Europe this week
Through mid-July, much warmer weather than average returns to the eastern and southern half of Europe; temperatures will surpass 40 °C in some areas. A …
The first significant heatwave of summer 2024 is forecast to spread across a large part of Europe
The first month of meteorological summer 2024 started with wet and cool weather across much of Europe; the only region receiving more summertime-like weather was …
Italy and Spain are next: brutal heatwave with near +46 °C will be baking southern Europe as a massive heat dome parks over the Mediterranean as we head into mid-August
It didn’t last more than a week… parts of Europe are now forecast to be baked with yet another intense heatwave this summer. A massive …