MeteoGib

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Private Weather Consultancy. CEO Steph Ball, Prof Meteorologist (FRMetS), ex-UK Met Office. Former Severe Weather Consultant to HM Gov of Gibraltar + Producer/Consultant GBC TV Weather. 25yrs in Radio Weather Presenting (incl Radio 5Live & Radio Gibraltar)

#Gibraltar #Weather - 21/08 Patchy low cloud and sunny spells to start the day but it should stay mainly dry with a low risk of a drizzly shower in the area, becoming sunnier through the afternoon. Westerly winds backing Southwesterly with the sea breeze picking up moderate or fresh, 29C

#Iberia temps at 7am, 21/08 - nights cool further under the influence of that Poniente, coolest N are Pajares & Tavescan 8C and León 9C, while tropical nights hold on to the S/E and especially on the Mediterranean, with Malaga, Torrox, Águilas & Barcelona 25C and Alicante Airport 26C! 🥵

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#Gibraltar - 6am, 21/08 - it's been a warm and breezy night of Poniente with clear skies and some patchy low cloud pushing in on a mainly moderate Westerly breeze - the temperature is currently 23C with humidity at 83%.

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#Gibraltar - 20/08 - a mix of sunny spells and increasing low cloud pushing in on a freshening Westerly breeze, which gave a light shower in Town around lunchtime, but reports of something heavier to the South - the risk receding again through the afternoon and turning sunnier later. Max 28.2C.

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#Gibraltar : Daily stats 20 Aug Max 28.2C, with 27.4C on the MeteoGib Weather Station Min 23.7C Rain 0.0mm, but a light shower in town with reports of heavier S Wind a gentle or moderate W to SW'ly increasing moderate or fresh, maybe strong at Europa Pt Max gust 25kts or 46km/h.

#Iberia - 20/08 - latest Satellite loop shows those severe storms across the N & E of the peninsula, particularly wreaking havok across the Valencia region this afternoon, with local flashfloods, hail and severe gusts - a gust to 104km/h reported in Carcaixent & 94km/h in Polinyà de Xúquer.

#Facinas #Cadiz - 20/08 - some great footage from follower Neil Hill - with heavy downpours for some so far today and a few rumbles of thunder over nearby Spain, as MeteoGib forecast - 3.8mm or so to early afternoon for Neil and with an instantaneous rate of 46mm/hr registered. #Petrichor

#Gibraltar - at 1:15pm, 20/08 - moody skies as the Fair sets up and with a recent light shower just now in Town, but some heavier ones currently showing up in the Strait to our SW 👀 - a rumble of thunder possible in the area - the temperature is 27C in a fresh West to Southwesterly breeze.

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#Gibraltar and for our followers over nearby Spain - latest radar at midday, 20/08 A more organised line of heavy showers now W, a risk of thunder possible, but it's been a very slow drift Eastwards this morning - one to watch 👀 Temperature is now 26C on the Rock, in a moderate or fresh W-SW'ly.

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#Gibraltar and for our followers over nearby Spain - 20/08 Below 👇 is the latest Rain forecast from the Met Office through to this evening, with those showers forecast to push East across the local area - as posted earlier, possibly an isolated rumble of thunder, more especially over nearby Spain.

#Gibraltar #Weather - 20/08 Sunny spells today with low cloud pushing in at times on a freshening Southwest or Westerly wind, bringing the chance of a shower, perhaps an isolated rumble of thunder mainly over nearby Spain - the shower risk receding again through the afternoon. ~28C.

#Iberia temps at 7am, 20/08 - coolest N are Pajares, Palacios de la Sierra, Sigüenza & Molina de Aragon 13C, in contrast to a crazy hot night across parts of the E where some places have held at 30C+, with Javea & Oliva 31C, Murcia & Polinyà de Xúquer 32C and Xàtiva & Valencia 33C!! 🥵🥵

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#Gibraltar - 6am, 20/08 - it's been a warm night of Poniente with winds easing to a gentle or moderate Westerly and, staying dry, with early high cloud giving way to clearer skies with patchy low cloud now pushing in from the West - the temperature is currently 24C and humidity at 78%.

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#Gibraltar - 19/08 - as per our earlier forecast and posts - we keep the chance of a shower overnight and through into tomorrow - perhaps the risk of an isolated rumble of thunder possible over nearby Spain.

#Gibraltar - 19/08 - a welcome return to Poniente brought a breezier and much fresher feeling day, with patchy high cloud increasing and thickening thoughout, with sunshine hazy or spoiling it at times. Any isolated showers stayed East over the Alboran, Max 30.7C.

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#Iberia - 19/08 A quick look at late afternoon temperatures and, as forecast yesterday, the heat has ramped up across the East today - hottest spots so far Xàtiva with a scorching 44.1C, Carcaixent 43.6C, Valencia Airport 43.4C & Molina de Seguro 43.1C! 🥵🥵

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#Gibraltar - 19/08 - a moody view from Rosia this afternoon, with cloud thickening, but with any showers out to our East over the Alboran - photo thanks to Charmaine Sinclair - at 3pm, the temperature has reached 29.2C so far on the MeteoGib Weather Station & 29C at the Airport.

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