A hot, subtropical air mass covers the bulk of Europe beneath a sprawling 1022 surface high with a separation zone between hot, humid air lifting up from Africa and fresher Atlantic air over France, Low Countries and Germany.

This morning’s Met Office surface chart shows the fronts draped between NW Spain and Scandinavia and it’s here where the storms have been relentless producing flash floods, large hail, damaging wind and even tornadoes.

Yesterday’s maximums.

Today’s forecasted maximums according to the GFS.

This afternoon’s projected dew point temp. Note the humidity difference between NW and E France alone. (F)

Air temp combined with current humidity. (C)

Some supercell’s developed along the boundary yesterday as seen from the below satellite view over Northern France and Low Countries.

Over 30,000 lightning strikes within 24 hours for Northern France, Belgium and Netherlands.

Wednesday night from a soggy, stormy London.

Brussels last night.

Large hail fell in Heinsberg, Germany.

 

FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Voice of Europe ‏@V_of_Europe

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The primary storm zone slides eastward through the weekend and early next week with the Atlantic replacing much of west and central Europe hot, steamy air with cooler and much more refreshing air.

850mb temps now vs 90 hrs from now.

Dew points now vs 90 hrs from now.

See this morning’s video.

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