Cold front bringing rain and windy conditions
Monday, October 20th, 2008
A cool front currently over the UK will be moving into the mainland over the next two days. This will finally bring some below normal readings though much of Western Europe. Paris could see 2 weeks of below normal conditions. Rome will not see extended below normal temperatures until the middle of next week. As this system makes its way across the continent it should bring moderate winds to the German wind farms. Wind energy producers should enjoy this time of the year. Each of these systems brings with it the potential of steady wind, especially to the farms closest to the northern coast of Germany.
Along with the cool air, the front will bring precipitation to much of the continent. In the map above you can see the elongated region of rain from Central Spain all the way into Western Russia. The Alps will see some snow associated with the precipitation but not much in areas of dense population.