Weather tracker: cold weather sweeps Europe and cyclone hits Australia
Low pressure brings unsettled conditions to southern Europe, and rain and snow to western and central areasSouthern Europe has been under a variety of severe weather warnings this week owing to widely unsettled conditions driven by an area of low pressure in the region. This area of low pressure...
<p>Low pressure brings unsettled conditions to southern Europe, and rain and snow to western and central areas</p><p>Southern Europe has been under a variety of severe weather warnings this week owing to widely unsettled conditions driven by an area of low pressure in the region. This area of low pressure – previously a part of the system that brought colder conditions to swathes of the UK earlier this week – moved southwards across Europe through the middle of the week.</p><p>In doing so, it brought a cold front across western and central parts of Europe, with spells of rain and hill snow across the Alps on Wednesday, followed by snow showers on a brisk north-westerly wind. By Friday morning, accumulations of 20-40cm were expected above 600 metres, and with 60-100cm above 1,000 metres in the Swiss Alps.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/weather-tracker-cold-weather-sweeps-europe-cyclone-hits-australia">Continue reading...</a>
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