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...
Weather games: Cold front brings cold air into central and eastern Europe this week, and a strong ridge brings warmth next week.
It is almost like a game. First we have a cold front coming this week from the north, bringing colder air into central and eastern Europe, aided by the...
Very warm weather across much of Europe to continue for the next several days
As the powerful ridge over Europe strengthens, we are looking at another 3-4 days of very warm weather for February across most of the continent. Much of Europe is...
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...
Unseasonally warm weather in parts of Norway – November 7, 2018
It was an unseasonally warm day for southwest Norway yesterday. The warming was the result of both warm air advection from the southeast and Foehn effect warming as the...
Warm core low may produce an intense windstorm on Sardinia – October 29, 2018
Model guidance is converging on the formation of an intense low over the western Mediterranean tomorrow, rapidly moving into Sardinia. It will quickly deepen to possibly below 985 mbar,...
Unseasonally warm weather across southeastern and parts of eastern Europe this weekend and next week
While western Europe gets a cold blast with a trough / cutoff low firmly stuck over the Iberian peninsula, southeastern and parts of eastern Europe get another very warm...
Intense Foehn effect to push temperatures in northwest Italy above 25 °C tomorrow – October 24, 2018
The intense northerly wind across the Alps, associated with the first cold outbreak, will cause intense Foehn effect across northwestern Italy tonight and tomorrow. It will significantly raise temperatures,...