Recent content by ckmc

Some interesting data from Meteo Greece. January figures show the month was warmer than average across the country and the islands. New analysis from the Metro Gr Unit shows widespread positive temperature anomalies across Greece in January 2026, including more than two-thirds of the month...

Just some information on Kristin which hit parts of Portugal and Spain very hard on Wednesday morning... 176 kilometers (109 miles) per hour was recorded Wednesday morning at Monte Real Air Base in Leiria, a source from the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). 149 kilometres (93...

I don`t pretend to be a storm expert so this is directed to those that chase storms during the spring and summer months. I am on a learning curve here. When setting out for a storm chase, what datasets and indices are critical for your chase? I`m not talking about analysis such as...

Thanks wxmanJerry, that was my thinking that water vapour imagery would be better suited. My guess, becuase I`m unsure whether I have this right. An upper level low is basically an upper level trough that has been cut-off?

I am from France too, I live in Strasbourg. Hello :)

I`m begininning to understand upper level charts, and have a fairly good understanding of and upper level low, and a surface low. My question, what is the best way to tell them apart on a satellite image. There are so many available, from visbible to IR, to colored to Water Vapour and more. So...