#Gibraltar - 23/04 - what a spectacular #sunrise that altocumulus cloud gave early this morning, with this fab pic from MeteoGib follower Jason Hickman - at 1pm, winds have flipped to a gentle Easterly with increasing low cloud & Levanter forming over the Rock, with the temperature now at 19C.
#Gibraltar - latest Satellites (incl SAT24), Radar & Obs for 11:15am, 23/04 - shows some high cloud and the Saharan dust just visible - however, winds have now settled Easterly on the Rock and eyes are on the bank of low cloud which has now reached the Malaga area and moving Westwards. 👀
Serranía de Ronda this morning
#Gibraltar - 23/04 - another view of this morning's fabulous #altocumulus #sunrise - this one thanks to MeteoGib follower Christian Ferrary.
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#Gibraltar #Calima #Sunrise - 23/04 - another stunning shot of this morning's sunrise with those high cirrus & altocumulus clouds, snapped from Europa Point - photo thanks to MeteoGib follower John @johncalderon.bsky.social
#Iberia #Gibraltar #SaharanDust #Calima - update 23/04
This episode of dust is continuing to affect the peninsula bringing further hazy or milky skies - it will also bring dusty rain with any showers or rain, which for the local area is more especially tonight & Friday.
Dust also affecting the #UK
#Gibraltar - 23/04 - some pretty #altocumulus #clouds giving a spectacular #sunrise this morning with that pink hue - this cracking shot thanks to MeteoGib follower Melanie Avellano.
#Gibraltar #Weather - 23/04 - this evening/ tonight - turning cloudy and misty in a lighter Easterly with some rain or drizzle developing across the area. There is also the chance that some showers could drift North from Morocco and bring the risk of a rumble of thunder. 16C.
#Gibraltar #Weather - 23/04
Another fine day with high cloud and #SaharanDust giving further hazy sunny skies - while light and variable winds will settle Easterly and pick up to a moderate breeze this afternoon with some low cloud/ Levanter expected to develop.
A touch cooler than yesterday, ~21C.
#Iberia temps at 7am, 23/04 - coldest in the N this morning are León, Valderredible & Vitoria with 4C and Lagunas de Somoza 5C, while some very warm nights continue towards the S/ E, with Cartagena, Murcia & Oliva 18C, Jaén & San Javier 19C and Villarrodrigo at 20C.
#Gibraltar - 6am, 23/04 - it's been another warm and hazy night with just some high cloud coming and going, while winds falling light & variable and flipping between East and West or Southwesterly - the temperature is currently 17C with humidity at 82%.
#Gibraltar - 22/04 - early low cloud soon gave way to mainly hazy sunny skies, with plenty of #SaharanDust affecting the area - a warm day with a South-Southwesterly sea breeze picking up during the afternoon, providing some decent wind for the sailors and windsurfers. Max 23.3C.
#Gibraltar : Daily stats 22 Apr
Max 23.3C, with 23.2C on the MeteoGib Weather Station
Min 16.4C
Rain 0.0mm
Wind a light or gentle W'ly, with a moderate SSW'ly sea breeze picking up during the afternoon, likely fresher to the S.
#Iberia #Spain #Portugal - 22/04 - a quick look at late-afternoon temps and it's been a hot day again for some with temperatures once more peaking in the low 30Cs.
Hottest spots so far today are in the Valencian region with 32.6C in Xàtiva & 32.0C in Ontinyent (10degC or so > average).
#Gibraltar - 22/04 - a beautiful afternoon view from Campion Park, with those hazy sunny skies - photo thanks to follower Dino Chincotta - at 4pm, the temperature has reached 22.5C so far on the MeteoGib Weather Station, while 22C at the Airport in that South-Southwesterly sea breeze.
#Gibraltar and for our followers over nearby Spain - a look at the next few days - 22/04
Today is expected to be the warmest day this week with a return to Easterly winds tomorrow and through to the weekend.
Latest forecasts, still suggest an increasing risk of showers particularly for Fri 👇
#Gibraltar - 22/04 - a lovely, athough rather cloudy view of the Rock first thing this morning, from Palmones, with low cloud soon clearing to hazy sunny skies - photo thanks to MeteoGib follower Steve Sarabande - at midday, the temperature is now a pleasantly warm 20C.
@meteogib.bsky.social Strait of Gibraltar at 0930 UTC. EUMETSAT.
@meteogib.bsky.social Strait of Gibraltar at 0810 UTC. EUMETSAT.
#Gibraltar #EuropaPoint - 22/04 - a stunning shot of this morning's #SaharanDust #Calima #Sunrise thanks to MeteoGib follower John @johncalderon.bsky.social
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#Iberia #Gibraltar #SaharanDust #Calima - 22/04
As MeteoGib previously posted, dust continues to intensify today and has extended N/E across most of the peninsula and, aloft, as far as the #UK - the dust haze/ calima very evident again this morning at #sunrise seen from the Rock.
#Gibraltar #Weather - 22/04 - for this evening and overnight - hazy sunshine to end the day with increasing high cloud, thickening overnight but it should stay dry. A risk of any patchy mist/ fog developing in the area in light Westerly or variable winds, 16C.
#Gibraltar #Weather - 22/04
A warm day with some low cloud to start, giving way to hazy sunny skies with #SaharanDust/ calima - a light or gentle Westerly at first, with a Southerly sea breeze expected to pick up this afternoon.
24C, possibly warmer depending on the sea breeze.
#Iberia temps at 7am, 22/04 - coolest N/NW with Penhas Douradas 5C and Valderredible & Tavescan 7C, in contrast to a very warm night for some areas but particularly in the Basque region, with Bilbao 19C, Zumaya Faro 22C, Castro Urdiales 23C and Machichaco Faro at 24C! 🥵
#Gibraltar - 6am, 22/04 - it's been a warm night in light to gentle West to Southwesterly winds, and a hazy night with high cloud mostly clearing and just a few scraps of low cloud about, especially clinging to the Rock - the temperature is currently 17C and humidity at 82%.
#Gibraltar - 21/04 - another fab snap of some #mammatus #clouds - on a mostly cloudy, hazy day with calima in Easterly breezes - misty low cloud giving way to upper cloud for the afternoon with high-based showers generating a few spots of rain - turning brighter later. Max 19.5C.
#Gibraltar : Daily stats 21 Apr
Max 19.5C, with 19.7C on the MeteoGib Weather Station
Min 15.4C
Rain 0.0mm, but several reports of some spots of rain
Wind a gentle or moderate E or ESE'ly, becoming quite gusty at times, falling light later and SSW'ly
Info: #SaharanDust haze.
#Iberia #Spain #Portugal - 21/04 - a quick look at late-afternoon temperatures which have continued to peak in the low 30Cs in some parts - hottest spots so far today are Andújar, Jaén 32.0C & Bilbao Airport 31.8C (where the normal April average is 17.6C!!) 🥵
#Gibraltar - 21/04 - a fantastic snap of some #mammatus #clouds just now over the Rock - thanks to MeteoGib folllower John @viewtothenorth.bsky.social
#Gibraltar - latest radar at 3:45pm, 21/04 - further shower cells showing on radar and moving NE - note again that showers are high-based and so may not all reach the ground, but any that do could bring some dusty rain with them - reports so far of just a few spots of rain.
