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...
A new round of thunderstorms for the UK, north France and BeNeLux today – July 25th
Parts of the United Kingdom, including England and Scotland, north and west France and parts of BeNeLux. Expect some severe thunderstorms with threats for torrential rainfall, large hail and...
Thunderstorms far inside the Arctic circle – May 12th, 2019!
Thunderstorms hit the Lapland in the far northern parts of Finland, Norway and extreme NW Russia. This is far inside the Arctic circle, at latitudes 68° to 70°N. Map...
European thunderstorm climatology – north-eastern Italy is the hot spot!
Have you ever wondered which part of Europe has the highest annual number of days with thunderstorms? Or wanted to know how thunderstorm activity changes throughout the year? A...
Severe thunderstorms hit parts of France and Switzerland – December 3, 2018
A mesoscale convective system moved across northern-central and eastern France into western Switzerland, bringing very late season severe thunderstorms. Severe straight line winds hit numerous locations along the MCS’...
Multiple tornadoes hit the south of Italy – November 20, 2018
Several damaging tornadoes hit parts of south Italy on Tuesday. Weather conditions across southern Italy on Tuesday were favourable for formation of tornadoes. A strongly sheared environment overlapped with...
Severe thunderstorms and torrential rainfall to hit southern France, enhanced tornado threat – November 23, 2018
A potentially dangerous setup will be in place over southern France on Friday, November 23. Thunderstorms will pose additional threats for torrential rainfall, severe wind gusts and tornadoes. A...
Very active weather pattern across most of the southern half of Europe this weekend: major snowfall, windstorm, severe thunderstorms, Saharan dust and unseasonally warm weather
A very active weather pattern is in place across the southern half of Europe. It supports very dynamic weather, with some regions receiving severe weather threats, including torrential rainfall,...