Persistent low pressure in the Mediterranean region
The media has already reported how the low pressure system “Juliette” brought an unusually large amount of snow to the Balearic Islands two days ago. In the past 48 hours, this low pressure system has moved eastwards and again brought a lot of fresh snow, this time especially to the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.
Displacement of the Mediterranean low Juliette
» from the Balearic Islands to the Tyrrhenian Sea shown by the 850 hPa geopotential with temperature (left) and the 700 hPa geopotential with relative humidity (right).
Shift of the Mediterranean low «Juliette» from the Balearic Islands to singapore phone number library the Tyrrhenian Sea shown by the 850 hPa geopotential with temperature (left) and the 700 hPa geopotential with relative humidity (right). (Source: MeteoSwiss)
Within 48 hours, considerable amounts of fresh snow fell in the mountains of Corsica. Up to 70 cm of fresh snow fell on the Mannicia (approx. 2360 m above sea level). In total, there is now 255 cm of snow there. There is also enough snow at medium altitudes in the Asco region for good winter sports conditions.
Meteo France even issued avalanche levels 3 and 4 for the mountain regions.
Conditions like in the Alps: skiing in Corsica
(Asco region) at about 1400 meters (left) and a snow-covered terrace in Ghisoni (right).
Conditions like in the Alps: skiing in Corsica (Asco region) at what problems do broken links lead to? about 1400 meters (left) and a snow-covered terrace in Ghisoni (right). (Sources:
Was it a “medicane”?
As “Juliette” moved from the Balearic Islands to the Tyrrhenian Sea, the low alb directory pressure system intensified and was briefly classified as “Medicane” on social media (see box for explanations). If you look at the measured gusts, barely more than 75 km/h were recorded. Juliette should therefore be described as a “Mediterranean Tropical Storm”. “Tropical” because, according to an analysis, a phase with a “warm core” was evident. At least you could clearly see a typical “eye” in the center of the low pressure system.
The animation of MeteoSat’s visible channel shows “Juliette” on March 1, 2023 and reveals a small “eye” over the Tyrrhenian Sea in the center of the low.
The animation of MeteoSat’s visible channel shows “Juliette” on March 1, 2023 and reveals a small “eye” over the Tyrrhenian Sea in the center of the low. (Source: MeteoSat / MeteoSwiss.
