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It’s raining everywhere in the UK right now, thanks to Storm Boelo ☔️

Storm Austen batters the UK and Ireland

Wow. What an incredible storm! The sun rises over Super Typhoon #Champi (#RosalPH). Winds at the core are 295 km/h (185 mph), with pressure down to 895 hPa. See this meteorological marvel here: zoom.earth/storms/champ...

#Isaias is now a Category 3 Major Hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph, pressure down to 959 mb. Track the hurricane live here: zoom.earth/storms/isaia...

Tropical Depression Nine has formed and could become a Category 2 Hurricane before making landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday into Saturday 🌀

Non-stop rain around #Montpellier in southern France. And there’s more to come, with totals of 300-400 mm forecast in some areas, and severe flash flooding very likely. Latest radar 👇

Category 5 Major Hurricane #Polo rages off the southwestern coast of Mexico in the eastern Pacific 🌀

Hurricane #Polo is a Category 5 monster, with winds of 285 km/h (180 mph), and could reach 295 km/h (185 mph) soon. Polo is forecast to skim along the southwestern coast of Mexico over the next few days, narrowly avoiding a catastrophic landfall.

Wow. Hurricane #Polo looks spectacular from satellite this morning 🌀 It’s a category 5 beast with winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), and still intensifying. Luckily, it is still forecast to turn away from landfalling over Mexico.

Hurricane #Polo is rapidly intensifying 200 miles south of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, and will likely reach Category 5. Polo is currently forecast to remain offshore, but it’s too soon to say if it won’t come closer to southwest Mexico.

Hurricane #Lowell looms large south of Hawaii. Lowell is strengthening, and will likely become a category 5 hurricane before making a northward turn, coming close to Niʻihau and Kauai early next week.

Tropical Storm #Edouard swirls over land near the Texas-Louisiana border. Radar shows the heavy rain, which is likely to bring some flash flooding.

Wind gusts forecast for Hawaii as #Lala approaches over the next 48 hours 🌀

Tropical Depression Two is expected to slowly strengthen and could become a tropical storm Monday near the Florida Panhandle. Tropical storm conditions are possible there, while heavy rain and flash flooding threaten parts of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana through Thursday.

What’s that swirl on radar? It’s not a tropical storm… yet. It’s a mesoscale convective vortex (MCV), a temporary spin left behind by thunderstorms. It could develop over the next few days, but heavy rain is the main threat for Florida’s west coast for now.

🌀 Super Typhoon #Bavi has made landfall over Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, with estimated sustained winds of 285 km/h (180 mph).

⚠️ Super Typhoon #Bavi has reached an incredible 285 km/h (180 mph), pressure down to 901 hPa. The typhoon is forecast to directly strike the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands in the next few hours.

🔥 Fires rage on the Iberian Peninsula. Huge smoke plumes can be seen from satellite today, rising from major wildfires south of Porto, Portugal, where temperatures exceed 40°C (104°F), and in Les Gavarres, Spain, northeast of Barcelona.

Super Typhoon #Bavi prowls toward Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. It’s a beast of a storm, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane, and it’s still getting stronger.

Western Europe is heating up fast 🌡️ A potentially record-breaking heatwave is taking shape, peaking midweek. Parts of France could top 40°C (104°F) this week, with the heat pushing into southern England and Wales.

Tropical Storm #Arthur has formed near the Texas coast. Latest satellite + radar + NHC forecast:

Latest look at Potential Tropical Cyclone One. The system is near the Texas coast and could briefly become a tropical storm. Heavy rain is the main threat, bringing flood risk to parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Gusty winds and coastal flooding are also possible.

Typhoon #Jangmi shows off its huge swirling eye at sunrise, 110 km / 70 miles across. #台風6号

Typhoon #Jangmi is approaching the Okinawa Islands, Japan 🇯🇵🌀 The typhoon will move northward from Okinawa toward Kyushu and then across central Japan before approaching the Tokyo region. Strong winds, heavy rain, and rough seas are likely along its path. #台風6号

The first tropical disturbance of the season has been designated by the NHC in the Eastern Pacific. Some gradual development is possible during the middle part of next week as the broad area of low pressure moves slowly westward or west-northwestward.

Super Typhoon #Sinlaku is bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands, with landfall imminent over Tinian and Saipan. Winds are 240 km/h. As the sun sets, the eye reveals a “stadium effect”, with towering walls of cloud encircling a deceptively calm core just ahead of impact.

The formidable Super Typhoon #Sinlaku

A very clear eye and swirling bands of heavy rain can be seen in the latest radar of Super Typhoon #Sinlaku, now 180 km from Saipan.

Super Typhoon #Sinlaku is ripping across the Pacific Ocean right now with winds of 285 km/h (180 mph) and a sub-900 pressure of 896 mb 👀 The Northern Mariana Islands and Guam need to be on high alert for this one. Live tracker: zoom.earth/storms/sinla...

Extratropical Cyclone #Vaianu continues to spiral toward the North Island of New Zealand. Damaging winds are expected, with severe gusts likely to bring down trees, cause power outages, and create hazardous conditions, particularly in exposed northern and eastern areas.

A perfect example of the Coriolis effect at work. Twin cyclones, one in each hemisphere, spinning in opposite directions, and prevented from crossing the equator.

🌀 Ex-Tropical Cyclone #Vaianu will bring very strong winds and heavy rain to the North Island and the upper South Island of New Zealand this weekend. Winds will exceed 100 km/h in some regions:

A cyclone has been trapped in the Solomon Sea for several days now 🌀 As it stays locked over warm waters, Cyclone #Maila gathers strength. It will eventually escape in a day or two, tracking toward Australia’s Cape York Peninsula.

😮 Awesome views from Day 2 of #Artemis II this morning. @exploration.esa.int @esaearth.esa.int

Severe Tropical Cyclone #Narelle barrels toward landfall over the North West Cape peninsula in Western Australia 🌀

Cyclone #Narelle intensifies to Category 5 off the coast of Cape York Peninsula, Australia 👀

Tropical Cyclone #Narelle will strike Cape York Peninsula, Australia on Friday, then move into the Gulf of Carpentaria and make another landfall over Top End on Sunday. Here’s the latest satellite view and wind forecast:

A “Medicane” spins near the Gulf of Sirte in the Mediterranean today. Look at it go! 🌀