Friday 31st will be the hottest day of the year for western Europe
As it has already been discussed in our previous forecast, this Friday, July 31st, will bring an extreme heat to parts of western Europe. France could hit 38-42 °C...
First cold, then summer weather for the UK this week
It has been a basically not existing (hot) summer over western Europe this year. There is no pattern allowing it the opposite. But things are changing, and so will...
An ocean heatwave is developing in the North Pacific, threatening with the ecosystem disruption in the region
Global oceans play a crucial role in weather and life across the entire world. The latest observations show a strong oceanic heatwave is developing in the Northeast Pacific ocean....
EXTREME heat with up to +44 °C develops over Portugal this weekend
It has been quite hot lately over the Iberian peninsula, with temperatures between 35 to 40 °C in the past days. Precisely over south-southwest Spain and southern Portugal. While...
The scorching heatwave across much of United States
The extreme heatwave across parts of the United States is getting serious. Conditions should worsen, pushing the heat index even above 115 °F in some areas. An extensive ridge...
The weekly pattern over Europe – rather cold for mid-July
It has been a rather non-existing extreme heat over our continent this summer. Mostly, there are often quite dynamic patterns and less blocking highs. Those would normally promote heatwaves...
The Arctic Ocean is dominated by a strong high-pressure system, rapidly melting the sea ice and impacting the Transpolar Drift System
The Arctic sea ice melts every year from spring to early autumn. This year, the summer melt season is very strong. Currently, the Arctic sea ice extent and volume...
Temperatures in southern Spain are again near 40 °C
The European continent is experiencing very warm to locally hot weather these days. A warm advection has established ahead of a large upper trough over western Europe, pushing temperatures...