2017.08.17 – Hurricane GERT

Currently there isn’t too much to report about European weather; we are not facing the first major windstorm of the season, nor are there any severe thunderstorms of the sorts we had in the past few weeks.

However, if we look west towards the northern Atlantic, you will see a mass of clouds. This is Hurricane GERT, currently a category two storm. This hurricane will not make landfall in North America, but instead will continue towards the northeast, towards Europe, while weakening. Ahead of the weakening storm, warm air will be moved from the southwest to western and central Europe, bringing these regions a few more summer days.

Hurricane GERT off the coast of North America. Satellite image (c) Kachelmannwetter.de

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