Mediterranean | Warming Mediterranean Sea Causes First Rainstorm of the Season

Arab Weather - The latest weather maps in "Arab Weather" indicate the formation of a heavy rainy weather system in the Mediterranean basin resulting from the merger of two weather systems with different characteristics. The first results from the advance of a tropical air mass across the African continent towards the Mediterranean Sea. It will merge with a cold weather system coming from the north of the European continent, forming a low-pressure system that will form a heavy rainy system in several parts of Europe and some countries overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Weather forecasters at "Arab Weather" said that after the collapse of the heat dome that affected several parts of Europe for a long time last summer, weather maps indicate that autumn systems have already begun to mature and affect several parts of Europe, represented by the rush of colder upper basins towards the region.

Interference of a cold upper system of tropical activity and strong thunderstorms expected

The latest weather data indicates the formation of a heavy rainy weather system in the coming hours and tonight , as a result of the passage of an upper wave in southern Europe coinciding with the rush of warm, humid winds across North Africa, which will result in heavy thunderstorms and the passage of a cold air front, affecting the northern Mediterranean and the Alps on Sunday night into Monday, accompanied by severe thunderstorms affecting northern Italy, Slovenia and Austria. The tail of the cold front is also expected to cross parts of Tunisia and western Libya on Monday morning and day.

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Arab Weather experts said that the upper depression over western Europe and its merger with the tropical wave in northwest Africa will bring warm and humid air to the northern Mediterranean and central Europe in the coming days, in addition to the moisture that the upper basin will gain due to the high temperature of the Mediterranean waters, which will result in the formation of dense thunderclouds and very heavy rainfall with increased chances of flooding in several areas of southern and central Europe.

Rising sea temperatures around Europe increase the likelihood of rainstorms

Although we are approaching the beginning of autumn astronomically, sea waters are still very warm across Europe, with sea temperature maps showing temperatures that are noticeably warmer, around 4-6°C above average, over the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas, including the Ligurian, Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas.

By Monday , a cold front is expected to cross south-central Italy and the southern Adriatic, including the western Balkan Peninsula, with heavy thunderstorms expected to cause flooding in those areas. The northern Apennines and the Dinaric Mountains are expected to see rainfall of 150-200 mm or more locally from Sunday to Tuesday in about 48 hours, including parts of coastal areas as well.

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Another wave and a deep air depression accompanied by heavy rains will form early next week

God willing, as a result of the formation of a high pressure system over the Atlantic, a cold air mass is expected to rush from northwestern Europe towards southern Europe at the end of this week, resulting in the formation of a deep low pressure system and a rainstorm that will bring more rain to northern Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, with forecasts indicating a total expected rainfall over the next ten days of between 200 and 400 mm.