This has to be unheard of. With an extraordinary peak flash rate of 699 flashes per minute just prior to landfall in Jamaica, Melissa probably set the record for the most prolific inner-core lightning outbreak ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane.

This is wild. Despite having fueled one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the waters in the vicinity of where Melissa tracked remain sufficiently warm to support the formation of a major hurricane.

NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.

With 40 cm of snow left on the ground last Wednesday, Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, officially experienced its biggest October snowstorm on record. This historic event shattered a 104-year-old record by 25 cm.

The fact that we went nearly 20 years without a sub-900 mb Atlantic hurricane and now we’ve had two in just the last two seasons.

Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating) The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Black River — near total destruction.

Hurricane Melissa’s historic journey to becoming one of the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded on Earth. A storm we won't forget anytime soon.

Obvious wavenumber-5 mesovortex pattern within #Melissa’s eyewall earlier today — when the simulation matches reality. Just two decades ago, the very existence of mesovortices was still a matter of debate.

Hurricane Melissa has just broken the record for the driest eye ever observed in a tropical cyclone, with a temperature of -4.75°C. This is nothing short of astronomical.

The marine heatwave occurring across much of the East China Sea is one of the most extreme ever recorded in this part of the world. Over the past few days, it has reached “Beyond Extreme” Category 5 status — Completely uncharted territory.

Just a nice calm look at 321 hours out from the GFS.

Some significant rain totals are possible across parts of the Valencian Community, Spain by the end of the weekend (+350mm). Flash flooding is possible where those biggest totals occur. Red warnings are in force.

Sunset on Hurricane Humberto. A Category 5 monster.

This is not normal. Japan is continuing its run of astonishing temperature records. The country has just had its hottest summer for the third year in a row, and by a substantial margin. Data: JMA

Here’s a 48-hour water vapor loop of Ex-Hurricane Erin spinning on its final approach to Europe. Truly mesmerizing.

Before-and-after satellite imagery shows multiple large burn scars from the recent major wildfires in Portugal and Spain.

Here’s a first-of-its-kind vertical cross-section analysis of the eyewall of Category 5 Hurricane Erin, captured by AgileRadar’s ROARS radar system installed on NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters P-3 aircraft.

Hurricane Erin’s substantial wind-field expansion over the past four days.

Spain is having its worst year for wildfires. In terms of square kilometers burned, the 2025 season far outstrips all previous years. Many fires are still active.

Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin. Simply incredible.

Just dreadful satellite imagery of the rapidly escalating wildfire outbreak across parts of northern Portugal and western Spain. Look at the size of that smoke plume!

Historic heatwave unfolding in France. Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country. Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...

The ongoing, potentially record-breaking heatwave in southern France could last longer than previously thought, according to the latest ECMWF ensemble.

From record-breaking warmth to slightly below-average sea surface temperatures, this map highlights the remarkable cool-down that occurred in just one month in the western Mediterranean Sea. *Internal variability*

This is unbelievable. The high temperature at one of Finland’s northernmost weather stations, in the municipality of Sodankylä (Lapland region) within the Arctic Circle at latitude 67.3°N, reached at least 25°C for 26 days in a row. Records date back to 1908.

We just witnessed Japan's hottest day in recorded history again: 41.8°C (107.2°F). The longevity and intensity of this historic heatwave is hard to comprehend.

Last month was the most anomalous in recorded history for temperatures in Japan. Almost 3°C above the 1991-2020 average. Records date back to 1898.

20 straight days with 30 °C in Finland! Truly unprecedented heatwave still in full swing with maximum today about 32-33 degrees. Even the Arctic regions (e.g. Sodankylä Tähtelä) have seen three weeks above 25 °C, and may rival tomorrow their August heat records.

A weather station in Storforshei, Norway, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, has now hit 30°C (86°F) or greater for 12 consecutive days. Let that sink in.

So far in 2025, wildfires have burned more than 450 km² of land across the UK, surpassing anything seen in recent years by a wide margin. The UK wildfire season typically peaks in spring; however, worsening drought conditions are making summer fires increasingly common.

An impressive upwelling event has occurred across the NW Mediterranean Sea over the past few days. Sea surface temperatures along the south coast of France have dropped by up to 10°C in less than 24 hours in some spots. This is only temporary however.

Spring 2025 was so sunny in the UK that it would rank as the 4th sunniest summer on record since sunshine records began in 1910.

Spain’s capital, Madrid, has recorded 920% of its average March rainfall, with 230 mm. In stark contrast, other European capitals experienced one of their driest Marches ever.

The Santorini-Amorgos earthquake swarm just keeps going. It has now produced over 1,000 individual events since it began on January 27.

More acres have been burned by wildfires in January 2025 across California than in all the Januarys of the past 30+ years combined. Unreal.

Storm Éowyn as seen from space just minutes ago via the Meteosat 12 satellite.

An extremely dangerous and potentially record-breaking bomb cyclone is just hours away from severely impacting Ireland, especially, and the northern parts of the UK. Storm Éowyn will unfortunately reach its peak intensity right at landfall with wind gusts possibly exceeding 200 km/h (124 mph).

In case you missed it, 2024 was the wettest year ever recorded in Paris, France, since records began 152 years ago in 1873.

Extensive damage is being reported across parts of eastern Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul after a massive QLCS plowed through the region in recent hours.

An ERA5 animation showing the unprecedented November 2024 Typhoon outbreak in the Western Pacific Ocean. Just incredible.

Many areas across Europe will see their first snow of the season in the coming days as a cold Arctic air mass pushes south into the continent. There remains plenty of uncertainty in where the rain/snow line sets up & how far south snow may fall. Stay on alert if traveling!

The Philippines have now been hit by four typhoons in the span of just 10 days. Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.

2024 will very likely be the first year with an annual global temperature exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. It’s alarming.