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Tag Archives: Spain
What’s happening to the weather around the globe?
Europe (not including the UK) Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the northern Mediterranean today. Southern France and northwest Italy could see another 50-150mm of rain, following on from similar amounts yesterday (Thursday). “Red” warnings for heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged England, Environment Agency, Europe, flood, flooding, forecast, gales, Greece, heavy rain, Hurricane Nicole, Luzon, Manila, National Severe Weather Warning Service, portugal, rain, rainfall, severe weather, Spain, Storm, storms, temperature, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Tropical Storm Sarika, Typhoon, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind
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One metre of rain to fall in the Bay of Bengal
Parts of the Ganges Delta have already seen over 240mm of rain in just 24 hours and coastal areas to the north of the Bay of Bengal are expected to receive over 1000mm over the coming 48 to 72 hours. … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal, china, flooding, France, hail, indian, monsoon, Pakistan, rainfall, South Asia, Spain, thunderstorms, tropical storm, Vietnam, wildfires, wind
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Record May temperatures for Spain
Update: On Thursday, records were broken once again across southeast Spain. Valencia equalled Lanzarote Airport’s 42.6C from the previous day. Other stations in the Valenciana region exceeded this value, with Xativa and Carcaixent reaching 42.7C and 42.9C respectively; however these … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Africa, Canary Islands, Cordoba, Heat, hot, Lanzarote, Met Office, record, Spain, tempertaure
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Possible record heat in Spain, while heavy rain and snow affect the Alps
Parts of Spain, Portugal and southern France are experiencing unusually high temperatures at the moment. On Tuesday, Seville recorded 38C, and today will be another very hot day for the time of year, with temperatures widely expected to reach the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged andalucia, austria, avalanche, Europe, flood, France, germany, Heat, hot, iberia, italy, may, Met Office, portugal, rain, record, seville, snow, Spain, switzerland, temperature
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Stormy weather in the Mediterranean
The central and western Mediterranean will experience very unsettled conditions through the weekend and next week. Very heavy rain is expected to affect the northeast of Spain, southern France, the Balearic Isles, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and the Adriatic facing Balkan … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Balkan, Corsica, flooding, France, gales, hail, heavy rain, Lightning, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Sardinia, Spain, storms, thunder, tornadoes, Venice
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Severe weather expected in parts of Spain and southern France
This weekend looks set to be a very wet one over parts of Spain and southern France as very warm, humid air and an active weather front combine to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. The frontal system stretches from Scandinavia, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged flash flooding, France, Spain, thunderstorms, torrential rain
What has brought the warm autumn weather to the UK?
Over the next few days we are expecting a spell of very warm weather for this time of year across much of England and Wales and even parts of Scotland too. The reason why we are seeing this unseasonable warm … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Autumn, England, heat wave, heatwave, indian summer, Met Office, Spain, warm
