As Europe recovers from an exceptional heatwave and meteorologists continue to monitor the potential for more heat, the PET map helps cities identify heat stress before it becomes a public health emergency.
Heatwaves are among Europe's most significant weather hazards, affecting millions of people as well as infrastructure, agriculture, and energy systems. But what actually causes a heatwave? Why do some persist for days or even weeks? And how do meteorologists forecast them?
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53°
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53°
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53°
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52°
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51°
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50°
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48°
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47°
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41°
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34°
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31°
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31°
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35°
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43°
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44°
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20-42
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0.28
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0.31
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0.26
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0.19
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100%
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On Thursday it will be cloudy and rainy. Heavy precipitation of >0. 8" is forecast for Thursday. The sun will not be visible. The chance of precipitation is extremely high, exceeding 95%. Temperature highs are likely to reach 53 °F. Night and day winds near gale force (32 to 39 mph). Gusts to 70 mph are possible. Winds blowing from North. The weather forecast for Santa Bárbara for Thursday is likely to be accurate.
Pressure: 997 hPa
Timezone: GMT-04 (UTC -04:00h)
High wind speeds expected for Santa Bárbara. More Weather Maps
The animation shows the wind conditions of the storm at 200m above ground, which corresponds well with expected gusts at the surface. Choose other time steps to see the forecast of the storm.
The location marker is placed on Santa Bárbara. This animation shows the precipitation radar for the selected time range, as well as a 2h forecast. Orange crosses indicate lightning. Data provided by nowcast.de (available in USA, Europe, Australia). Drizzle or light snow fall might be invisible for the radar. Precipitation intensity is colour coded, ranging from turquoise to red.
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The real-time satellite image combines visible light during daytime with infrared radiation during nighttime. At night, the image is not dark as infrared radiation can detect temperature differences. Unfortunately, low clouds and fog are difficult to distinguish from ground temperatures and thus can be almost invisible during the night. Meteosat satellite images for Europe are updated in real-time every 5 minutes. GOES-16/GOES-17 (North & South America) and Himawari (Asia) images update every 10 minutes.
Precipitation is estimated from radar and satellites. Precipitation estimates from satellites are less accurate at night than during daytime.
© 2026 meteoblue, NOAA Satellites GOES-16 and EUMETSAT. Lightning data provided by nowcast.
As Europe recovers from an exceptional heatwave and meteorologists continue to monitor the potential for more heat, the PET map helps cities identify heat stress before it becomes a public health emergency.
Heatwaves are among Europe's most significant weather hazards, affecting millions of people as well as infrastructure, agriculture, and energy systems. But what actually causes a heatwave? Why do some persist for days or even weeks? And how do meteorologists forecast them?
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