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A potent surface low has developed just south of Malta. Some very high seas expected this evening for Malta and continuing to feed in heavy showers and thunderstorms for Sicily. I can confirm we had a strong thunderstorm just 30 minutes ago that produced a lot of hail. Unconfirmed reports of a...

Strong Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Near Naples, Italy9 March 2026 • 23:03 UTC A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck deep beneath Molise about forty kilometers from Naples. The rupture occurred at a depth near 373 kilometers and still produced a sharp jolt felt across the region. The internal...

It does look that way. The 7-10 jet stream forecasts show it strengthening and becoming much more amplified sending depression south across the Mediterranean. I think with any potential cut-off lows, there could be some intense thunderstorms especially as solar radiation is increasing this time...

Sardinia has been under a red warning for high winds all day. The island has already record a peak gust 148km/h. Sardinia and Corsica will continue with the high winds for the day.

The sun has erupted with a series of powerful solar flares over the past 24 hours, including an X8.3-class flare — the most intense solar event recorded in 2026 so far. This extraordinary burst of energy originated from a rapidly expanding sunspot, called Active Region 4366, which has...

Earlier this year I downloaded some caches near my place, into my gps with intentions of searching them out but other things came up and I never made it out. I still use an old school GPS rather than my cell phone.

Giuliana in western Sicily reported a peak gust of 136km/h, highest gust on the island that I could find. I'm sure most have seen the storm surge that hit Lipari, and island to the north of Sicily. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/video-shows-storm-surge-flood-restaurant-in-sicily-256331333830

The heavy storm cells have remained just off the coast of Tunisia overnight and this morning. I am expecting convective rain to push into Sicily later today.

I live in Sicily. I will report when I can. Meteo Aeuronautica has warned people to expect major flooding, upward of 400mm possible from slow moving thunderstorms and stratiform rains.

Strong Winds and Storm Surge in Scilla On January 10, 2026, the town of Scilla (southern Italy) was hit by strong winds and a storm surge. Waves flooded coastal areas, causing damage to infrastructure and disrupting local activities. Authorities issued warnings and temporarily restricted...

Below average temperatures across the eastern Mediterranean, even pushing as far south as Egypt. The upper trough bringing these cold temperatures is being called Coral in Greece and has produced considerable snow in the north and east of the country...

This was posted on a local news outlet, a nice capture of a roll cloud near Torretta in southern Italy, enjoy :)

What is the highest thickness and lowest thickness it can fall as snow at? I'm trying to understand analysis charts. I have a better understand of the surface, but struggle when it comes to the upper levels. The 1000-500 hpa thickness charts I understand as a useful tool for seeing where...

Hello, I'm Carlo, I am Italian and I live in Sicily. I like this website, I want to learn more about the science of weather. I love thunderstorms, I am watching one from my window right now!! I am 42 years of age. Thanks for having me.

A photo I took just half an hour ago, from the south coast of Sicily. Thunder and lightning pushing through the south coast of the island.