weather international Atlantic hurricane season 2025 The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is now in full swing. As every year, it begins on the 1st of June, and various weather services predict that it will be an active season. The latest developments can be found in this live ticker. Klaus Marquardt 05.12.2025 13:05 on our own account 17th International Weather Summit The International Weather Summit will take place from November 27 to 29 in the Innsbruck region and in the Axamer Lizum and Kühtai ski resorts. For the 17th time, it will serve as a central exchange platform for weather presenters, meteorologists and media professionals from all over Europe. Quirin Beck 26.11.2025 12:32 weather international Weather NewsFlash World Every day, the weather makes headlines somewhere in the world, whether it's due to storms, new records or unusual phenomena. We cover the most significant events in detail in our own MeteoBlogs. We continuously summarise exciting and important weather news that is also relevant to the current situation in this NewsFlash. Reto Vögeli 26.11.2025 12:09 climate international El Niño goes, La Niña comes El Niño conditions have prevailed in the equatorial Pacific in recent months. However, more and more cool deep water is currently reaching the surface off the west coast of South America and cooling it down. The transition from El Niño to La Niña is in full swing and will take place in the coming months. Klaus Marquardt 25.11.2025 12:24 weather lexicon The Essence from Which Winter Dreams Are Woven When snowflakes gently fall from the sky, children and winter sports enthusiasts rejoice. For drivers, however, snow is usually less welcome. Snow transforms the landscape and creates a peaceful atmosphere, yet this form of precipitation has a lot to offer. Snow crystals are the foundation, and each one is unique. Klaus Marquardt 21.11.2025 14:07 weather lexicon Inversion – The Upside-Down World of Temperature Currently, an inversion has set in. In such a situation, there is a layer in which temperatures do not decrease with altitude but instead increase. This layer is also referred to as a so-called barrier layer. More on this below. Roger Perret 12.11.2025 12:59 climate international Polar vortex and first winter trend 25/26 In late fall and winter, attention is always focused on the stratospheric polar vortex. Its characteristics and behavior also have an impact on the actual weather layer – the troposphere – with a time lag. In addition, the ECMWF and NOAA published their long-term forecasts for the winter months at the beginning of November. Klaus Marquardt 11.11.2025 14:00 weather international After Kalmaegi, Fung-Wong Is Next In recent days, Typhoon Kalmaegi has caused severe damage in parts of the Philippines, and it is now about to make landfall in Vietnam. Meanwhile, another potential super typhoon is already forming over the western Pacific. Fung-Wong is expected to reach the largest Philippine island, Luzon, at the turn of the week. Michael Eichmann 09.11.2025 10:45 weather lexicon Golden fall Summer goes, fall comes – sometimes earlier, sometimes later. For many, Indian summer, golden October and sometimes even late St. Martin's Day are among their favorite seasons. The changing landscape and often special light moods contribute to this. But what makes fall "golden"? Klaus Marquardt 04.11.2025 16:00 weather international Melissa – A hurricane in a class of its own Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as the fifth and highest category hurricane. For the first time, an Atlantic hurricane with a core pressure of only 892 hPa made landfall. Now a landfall in Cuba is imminent, followed later by the Bahamas and possibly Bermuda. Michael Eichmann 29.10.2025 09:02 weather lexicon Central American Gyre A Central American Gyre (CAG) is an extensive, seasonal area of low pressure over the eastern Pacific and the western Caribbean. It is a type of monsoon depression. Klaus Marquardt 21.10.2025 11:58 weather international Tornadoes in France The deadly tornado in Ermont (Val-d'Oise) on Monday, along with a second one in the Oise region, serves as a reminder that such phenomena are not unprecedented in France. MeteoNews shares a few anecdotes and explanations about tornadoes in the country. Frédéric Decker 21.10.2025 10:44 weather lexicon The forests are already colorful! But why? At the moment, many trees and shrubs are showing off their particularly beautiful side and the autumn coloring is in full swing. But what processes lead to leaf discoloration and subsequent leaf fall and what exactly happens? Roger Perret 14.10.2025 11:57 weather international Current sea ice extent in the Antarctic and Arctic The low point of summer sea ice extent is typically reached in the Antarctic between mid- and late February, while the winter maximum is reached in the Arctic in March with a slight delay. Conversely, the lowest sea ice extent is recorded in the Arctic in mid-September, while the greatest extent is recorded in the Antarctic. Currently, we are experiencing the lowest level of global sea ice extent on record. Michael Eichmann 10.10.2025 11:22 weather international Historic cold snap – Snow in south-eastern Europe It is currently unusually cold for the time of year in south-eastern Europe, and winter has even made its first appearance in some regions. There was snow not only in the mountains, in Serbia the snow line temporarily dropped to 200 meters above sea level. Such cold spells have become increasingly rare in the past. Michael Eichmann 03.10.2025 22:33
weather international Atlantic hurricane season 2025 The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is now in full swing. As every year, it begins on the 1st of June, and various weather services predict that it will be an active season. The latest developments can be found in this live ticker. Klaus Marquardt 05.12.2025 13:05
on our own account 17th International Weather Summit The International Weather Summit will take place from November 27 to 29 in the Innsbruck region and in the Axamer Lizum and Kühtai ski resorts. For the 17th time, it will serve as a central exchange platform for weather presenters, meteorologists and media professionals from all over Europe. Quirin Beck 26.11.2025 12:32
weather international Weather NewsFlash World Every day, the weather makes headlines somewhere in the world, whether it's due to storms, new records or unusual phenomena. We cover the most significant events in detail in our own MeteoBlogs. We continuously summarise exciting and important weather news that is also relevant to the current situation in this NewsFlash. Reto Vögeli 26.11.2025 12:09
climate international El Niño goes, La Niña comes El Niño conditions have prevailed in the equatorial Pacific in recent months. However, more and more cool deep water is currently reaching the surface off the west coast of South America and cooling it down. The transition from El Niño to La Niña is in full swing and will take place in the coming months. Klaus Marquardt 25.11.2025 12:24
weather lexicon The Essence from Which Winter Dreams Are Woven When snowflakes gently fall from the sky, children and winter sports enthusiasts rejoice. For drivers, however, snow is usually less welcome. Snow transforms the landscape and creates a peaceful atmosphere, yet this form of precipitation has a lot to offer. Snow crystals are the foundation, and each one is unique. Klaus Marquardt 21.11.2025 14:07
weather lexicon Inversion – The Upside-Down World of Temperature Currently, an inversion has set in. In such a situation, there is a layer in which temperatures do not decrease with altitude but instead increase. This layer is also referred to as a so-called barrier layer. More on this below. Roger Perret 12.11.2025 12:59
climate international Polar vortex and first winter trend 25/26 In late fall and winter, attention is always focused on the stratospheric polar vortex. Its characteristics and behavior also have an impact on the actual weather layer – the troposphere – with a time lag. In addition, the ECMWF and NOAA published their long-term forecasts for the winter months at the beginning of November. Klaus Marquardt 11.11.2025 14:00
weather international After Kalmaegi, Fung-Wong Is Next In recent days, Typhoon Kalmaegi has caused severe damage in parts of the Philippines, and it is now about to make landfall in Vietnam. Meanwhile, another potential super typhoon is already forming over the western Pacific. Fung-Wong is expected to reach the largest Philippine island, Luzon, at the turn of the week. Michael Eichmann 09.11.2025 10:45
weather lexicon Golden fall Summer goes, fall comes – sometimes earlier, sometimes later. For many, Indian summer, golden October and sometimes even late St. Martin's Day are among their favorite seasons. The changing landscape and often special light moods contribute to this. But what makes fall "golden"? Klaus Marquardt 04.11.2025 16:00
weather international Melissa – A hurricane in a class of its own Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as the fifth and highest category hurricane. For the first time, an Atlantic hurricane with a core pressure of only 892 hPa made landfall. Now a landfall in Cuba is imminent, followed later by the Bahamas and possibly Bermuda. Michael Eichmann 29.10.2025 09:02
weather lexicon Central American Gyre A Central American Gyre (CAG) is an extensive, seasonal area of low pressure over the eastern Pacific and the western Caribbean. It is a type of monsoon depression. Klaus Marquardt 21.10.2025 11:58
weather international Tornadoes in France The deadly tornado in Ermont (Val-d'Oise) on Monday, along with a second one in the Oise region, serves as a reminder that such phenomena are not unprecedented in France. MeteoNews shares a few anecdotes and explanations about tornadoes in the country. Frédéric Decker 21.10.2025 10:44
weather lexicon The forests are already colorful! But why? At the moment, many trees and shrubs are showing off their particularly beautiful side and the autumn coloring is in full swing. But what processes lead to leaf discoloration and subsequent leaf fall and what exactly happens? Roger Perret 14.10.2025 11:57
weather international Current sea ice extent in the Antarctic and Arctic The low point of summer sea ice extent is typically reached in the Antarctic between mid- and late February, while the winter maximum is reached in the Arctic in March with a slight delay. Conversely, the lowest sea ice extent is recorded in the Arctic in mid-September, while the greatest extent is recorded in the Antarctic. Currently, we are experiencing the lowest level of global sea ice extent on record. Michael Eichmann 10.10.2025 11:22
weather international Historic cold snap – Snow in south-eastern Europe It is currently unusually cold for the time of year in south-eastern Europe, and winter has even made its first appearance in some regions. There was snow not only in the mountains, in Serbia the snow line temporarily dropped to 200 meters above sea level. Such cold spells have become increasingly rare in the past. Michael Eichmann 03.10.2025 22:33