Europe faces erratic warm weather with higher storm and drought risks

13 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 1

Forecasters say unusually mild conditions will build in northern and central Europe in early May and warmer weather will spread across much of the continent through month-end.
The outlook points to weeks of unstable conditions that could trigger storms, early-season drought stress and higher cooling demand as temperatures rise.
Government and commercial weather models underpin the forecast, highlighting mounting weather volatility across Europe at the start of May.

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