The cold blast over eastern and central Europe

The cold blast over eastern and central Europe reaches its peak today, being the most intense across eastern and southeastern Europe, especially across Ukraine. Nearing about 15°C is below normal for this time of the year. Daytime temperatures will remain much below freezing these days.The rest of Europe remains relatively mild, with the warmest air …

Rai hit the Philippines

Rai, the 15th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, weakened slightly from a Category 5 to a Category 3 storm after making landfall Thursday on Siargao Island, a popular tourist and surfing destination on the central east coast. Rai, positioned near 10.1N 119.9E, is currently crossing the Palawan province with maximum winds of 175 …

Violent Storm Barra

Violent Storm Barra is blasting into Ireland and UK with severe damaging winds. Winds are intense, locally damaging with potentially even hurricane-force speeds along the western-southwestern coast of Ireland.From the satellite it’s clear that Barra is now entering a bomb cyclone phase. A deep low is classified as a bomb cyclone when a system is intensifying very rapidly.Bomb …

Cyclone Jawad

Cyclone Jawad is likely to hit the North Odisha-South Andhra coasts on December 4 with winds speeds of 100km/h and heavy rainfall. A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm Jawad on Friday and is likely to make landfall near Puri in Odisha on Sunday. Continuous rains were witnessed across the state’s …

Tropical cyclone “Nyatoh”

The tropical cyclone with the international name “Nyatoh” has intensified into a severe tropical storm while traversing the sea east of the Philippines. As of 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the center of severe tropical storm Nyatoh was estimated at 1,275 kilometers east of southern …

A dangerous situation in eastern Scotland

A dangerous situation in eastern Scotland & northeast England is expected today, since extraordinary powerful winds are coming in from the north-east. A savage storm is moving through Scotland and it’s delivering extreme winds, accelerating Arctic air south towards Europe.A real taste of winter incoming with nasty wind-chill and snow for some.The strong northerly winds …