What's the weather where you are?

[Palinurus]

In the Netherlands we enjoy the warmest Easter Monday ever recorded, with 24.8 deg Celsius in De Bilt at 16.30 hrs. Elsewhere it's even warmer with the highest temperature registered in Volkel (Noord-Brabant) with 26,6 C.

The previous record for Easter Monday was 24.7 C in De Bilt, way back in 1949.

Sources:

Officieel warmste Tweede Paasdag ooit gemeten in Nederland

Easter Monday: Sunny with temps up to 26°C
Warm sunny weather continues, but rain likely later this week - DutchNews.nl

 

[Palinurus]

Belated confirmation in English for the above:

Warmest Easter Monday ever measured in Netherlands
Easter Monday was the hottest on record, but Kings Day is set to be wet - DutchNews.nl

 

[thorbiorn]

In Southern Scandinavia it became the most sunny April on record with 274 hours. Now in May, snow has been seen and the cause is explained in

https://twitter.com/x/status/1124539174282043394

Below is an image from www.meteoalarm.eu which has warned of colder than usual temperatures and snow for areas of Southern Germany and Austria. This Spring can not have been easy for all farmers.

Right now it is 6 degrees in Nuuk in Greenland, where the melting season has begun a month early, and this is higher than for many locations in Europe, although they are placed at lower latitudes, where the Sun is higher in the sky. Perhaps one could mention that in Norway and the Baltics it is dry and there is high risk of forrest fires. In Southern Europe it is mostly high winds and thunder storms

 

[thorbiorn]

Above I posted a picture from meteoalarm.eu The Russian Federation has a similar system. On Meteoinfo.ru I scrolled a little down and found the warnings for the next 12 hours:


Here is an example of what they write, and I noticed the cold temperatures in Kaliningrad, which also, like several other parts of Europe, is affected by the cold from the Arctic. For easy reading, I have put some words in red:

The North-Western Federal district.

May 4 in the Nenets Autonomous district precipitation (rain, sleet), wind 17-22 m/s. may 5-6 in the Kaliningrad region of freezing (temperatures below -2°). May 6, Leningrad, Pskov, Novgorod regions heavy rain. In the southern and Central districts of Karelia, heavy precipitation (rain, sleet), wind up to 15 m/S.
Central Federal district. 4 may in Orel region heavy rain, thunderstorm, hail, winds up to 17 m/s.
Volga Federal district. May 4 at the South County heavy rain, thunderstorm, wind up to 19 m/s.
southern Federal district.In Adygea and Krasnodar Krai may 4, heavy rain, thunderstorm, hail, wind 13-18 m/s; may 4-6 in mountain areas above 2500 m avalanche. May 4-5, in the mountains of Sochi выше1500 m avalanche.
The North Caucasian Federal district. 4 may in certain districts of the County, may 5, in Karachay-Cherkessia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan, strong rain, thunderstorm, hail, wind 13-18 m/s (on 4 may in Kabardino-Balkaria to 25 m/s). 4 may in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria above 2000 m, may 4-6, in the mountainous regions of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic above 2500 m avalanche.
Ural Federal district.May 4-5 in the North-Eastern districts of the Chelyabinsk region a high, sometimes extreme fire danger.
Siberian Federal district. May 4-5, in the mountains of the Altai Republic avalanches. May 4-5, in the Irkutsk region, on may 4-6 in the southern districts of the Krasnoyarsk region a high, sometimes extreme fire danger.
Far Eastern Federal district.The wind may 4 in Zabaykalsky Krai 18-23 m/s, may 5 at coast of Primorski Krai to 22 m/s. may 5 in the North, North-West of Yakutia heavy snow. 4 may in the South of the Amur region, on 4-5 may in Buryatia Republic, may 4-6, in Zabaykalsky Krai a high, sometimes extreme fire danger.

 

[Ca.]

Six days ago 22.778°C. Today: With a very thick cloud layer!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1124577728232075265

Translated from French by Microsoft
The cold front clearly visible on the satellite image visible this morning. In its passage, it is only 1 to 5 °c on the northeast of France and #neige mixes it locally with rain. Trolling regime in cold north flow directly to the rear. Image sat via @meteociel

 

[Ca.]

An interesting observation on tweeter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1124607297219694597

Translated from French by Microsoft
At #Paris the temperature is lowered to 3.6 °c at 11am! Never seen for more than 20 years in May (2.2 °c on May 7, 1997). Please note also 3.7 °c on 24 may 2013. Also of the never seen so late in the morning in May (after 10am of the mat) since 40 years (early May 1979) #terrefrancoisjosephparis

 

[Persej]

I found another website which has heat maps, in case you like them like me: Meteociel - Températures observées en Europe en temps réel

 

[Palinurus]

After a promising start in April with almost summer-like conditions, the Netherlands now has gone in complete reverse with cold, wet and windy weather in the week ahead and a real chance of some night frost to boot. Past weekend already had light snowfall in places.

Details here:
It's going to be a cold, wet week, and there could be frost tonight - DutchNews.nl
Cold weekend ahead; snow expected on Remembrance Day

 

[thorbiorn]

On the Twitter account of https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU there are several Tweets demonstrating the seriousness of the situation in Europe for at least some people.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125325628952203271

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125316130908901376

And regarding the overall situation in Europe:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125334425590534144

 

[thorbiorn]

Here is what Europe looks like compared to the rest of the World:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125706883594096640

Which explains events like.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125846609600946176

And it isn't over until later:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125837774156910592

 

[Learner]

The chilly weather has been felt as well in Germany - the last week was somewhat like "being in a fridge", in comparison to days back in April (esp. the time around Easter) when people nearly felt like being "baked". In my region in the eastern part of the country, there is currently some interruption of that cold spell (with rain), while forecasts for the weekend promise colder weather again ().

For the record, here are examples of how that cold snap illustrated in temperature maps above manifested across Germany last weekend, with snow in some regions (from German speaking sources):


Photo by a resident (Thuringia, Germany) [more photos from readers on that news page].


A couple of cm of fresh snow on outdoor seating of a restaurant on the Schmücke (in the mountains of the Thuringian Forest, Central Germany).

And a snow-plowing vehicle at duty (Oberhof, Thuringian Forest, Central Germany):



In Upper Bavaria (Allgau):



In the Harz Mountains (Brocken) (Central Germany):



In Hesse:

 

[thorbiorn]

The temperature anomalies around Europe are at the moment substantial. The image below was posted and explained on Extreme temperature anomaly contrast: central Europe vs NW Russia

 

[Ca.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1126116049118613505

Four minute Read Snip:
A surge of very cold Arctic air affecting much of Europe over the past 4 - 5 days broke numerous minimum temperature records for the month of May across the French Alps. On a national level, May 6, 2019 was the coldest May morning over the past 40 years.

While the snow generally fell in moderate amounts, up to 15 cm (5.9 inches) in the Pyrenees, 20 cm (7.8 inches) in the Alps, 50 cm (19.6 inches) in some areas of the Belledonne and Beaufortain mountain ranges, 60 cm (23.6 inches) in Vanoise and up to 80 cm (31.4 inches) at the Mont-Blanc, the temperatures were truly remarkable, Meteo France reported May 7.

Savoie registered -14.3 °C (6.2 °F) on the morning of May 6, breaking the previous record of -12.1 °C (10.2 °F) set on May 7, 2014 (records there began in 1997; elev. 2 560 m / 8 398 feet).

Isere registered -15.5 °C (4.1 °F) on the same day, breaking the previous record of -15.4 °C (4.2 °F) set on May 5, 1991 (records began in 1984; elev. 2 940 m / 9 645 feet).

Hautes-Alpes registered -16.6 °C (2.1 °F), breaking the previous record of -15 °C (5 °F) set on May 5, 1991 (records began in 1991; elev. 3 100 m / 10 170 feet).

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence registered -11.5 °C (11.3 °F) breaking the previous record of -10.6 °C (12.9 °F) set on May 7, 1997 (records began in 1996; elev. 2 550 m / 8 366 feet).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125750566175559680

Translated from French by Microsoft
The winter offensive of this early May did not spare the mountainous massifs. However the snow fell usually only in moderate quantities. It was in the area of the T °c that this winter offensive proved to be the most remarkable. Offensive tardive de l’hiver en montagne …

https://twitter.com/x/status/1125673981443489793

Translated from French by Microsoft
#Froid 06/05/19 || average on France, this Monday morning was the coolest for a month #mai since 1979, i.e. 40 years (average of the mini. on France: 2.5 °c). She returned to the top 12 of the coolest mornings in May since 1947. #gelées.

 

[Ca.]

It snow's once again (at elevation's above 1600/1700 meter's), after a 4 day's of spring conditions. Wax on!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1129265720406286337

Translated from French by Microsoft
will ❄❄ I be waiting for you in the Sun? This morning it snows no surprise from 1600/1700m and much more strongly to the West. It is already 5/10cm around 2000m. Heavy rains are also underway on the Piedmont.... ❄ @piauengaly #pyrenees #neige #hautespyrenees

 

[Palinurus]

Lots of mayhem in the Eastern parts of the Netherlands yesterday including flooding, lightning strikes and small fires:

Flooded streets, lightning strikes in east Netherlands

Stormy weather caused a lot of problems in the eastern parts of the Netherlands on Sunday. Streets in multiple towns flooded and a lightning strike brought train traffic between Zwolle and Olst to a halt. Lightning strikes also caused a number of small fires, RTL Nieuws reports.

Meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow warning for the eastern half of the Netherlands on Sunday, warning of lightning strikes and large amounts of rainfall. Some places also faced large hailstones.

The rainfall left streets flooded in Beek en Donk in Noord-Brabant as well as in manly places in Limburg. In the Limburg village of Bree, a nursing home started to flood. Various elderly residents were evacuated by paramedics.

The lightning strike on the tracks between Zwolle and Olst damaged about a dozen railway crossings. NS deployed buses to transport people on this route and ProRail is working hard to repair the damage. At around 6:30 a.m. on Monday, ProRail said on Twitter that technicians worked through the night and managed to repair all but one crossing. Train traffic is in the process of restarting on this route.

A lightning strike started a fire in a home in Deventer, according to RTV Oost. The same happened to a home in Lathum, Omroep Gelderland reports. Whether anyone was injured, is not yet clear.

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