Weather in Croatia:Goodbye 2013

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14.12.2009 12:47
On the motorway section between nodes A 1 Bosiljevo 1 and Karlovac (49th km), in the direction of Zagreb, drives a difficult one tape, due to an accident.

Closed to all traffic shares the Adriatic highway (D 8) Karlobag-Saint Mary Magdalene, because of severe wind and snow.

Snow falls in Gorski Kotar, Lika, and places in Istria, Dalmatia, central and north-western Croatia, while the wind is blowing in the coastal region. Warn drivers that the road through Lika and Gorski Kotar not move without winter equipment, and to adapt speed and driving conditions on roads.

It is forbidden to traffic for trucks and tractors with trailers to vehicles, while all other vehicles must have winter equipment to state and county roads:

Character:
Licka D 1 highway (D. Selište-Plitvice-Korenica-Klapavice-Knin)
Pool D 23 Yellow-Senj,
D-25 Korenica Gospic, a route Gospic Karlobag not only drive personal vehicles,
D-27 Gračac Prezid,
D-42 Saborsko Selište,
Pool D 50 Yellow-Lički Osik,
D-52 Špilnik Vrhovine-C. Glen,
D-217 G. Vaganac GP Licko Petrovo Selo,
D-218 Užljebić Doljani-Srb-Sučević,
D 504 Licko Petrovo Selo-Offsetting,
D-506 Dobroselo Mazin-Bruvno and
D-522 Udbina Upper Panels.

Gorski Kotar and the Croatian coast:
A 6 Rijeka-Zagreb, and the junction between Kikovica Bosiljevo 1,
3-D Zdihovo Vrbovsko-Kupjak (ŽC 5034) - (the old road through the Gorski Kotar)
D-32 Prezid Delnice-Mrkopalj,
D-42 Stubica Ogulinski Hreljin,
D 203 Brod na Kupi-Delnice,
D-305 Parg Čabar,
D-501 Meja Oštrovica-Upper Jelenje,
D 8-Hole Matulji (Pasjak)
ŽC Platak 5030-D 3,
ŽC 5032 Crni Lug-Upper Jelenje,
ŽC 5034 Vrbovsko-Ravna Gora-Kupjak,
ŽC 5062 Fužine-Lukovo-King Jarak,
ŽC Fužine-5068-Hreljin Zlobin,
ŽC 5191 Sopač-Mrkopalj-Tuk, and other county and local roads in the area Delnica, Čabar, Vrbovsko, Matulja, Lovran, Klan as well as in the hinterland and Novi Vinodolski Opatija. Closed to all traffic of the old road through Učka, and Ćićarija is mandatory winter equipment.

Sljemenska road is open to all vehicles.

Adriatic Highway (D 8) from Copper to Karlobag banned the transport of group I. vehicles (buses on the floor, motorcycles and vehicles with camping trailers), due to storms.

Strong wind blowing on the motorway sections: A 6 Rijeka-Zagreb between Kikovica Tuhobić and tunnels, and viaducts A 1 between Christmas and the Sveti Rok tunnel, and the share-Bisko Ravča snowing.

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Wind and Snow Storm Chase of the Year

Cyclone reached its peak in the first part of Tuesday, December 15th.Measured and recorded the bora wind of 191 km/h(53m/s) an hour, and the snowstorm in Lika are some interesting moments of the Chase.
Authors are from Zadar, Ivan Toman and Aleksandar Gospic.








More pictures
http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6048

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Thursday was one of the coldest days this winter

Croatian Times

One of the coldest days so far this winter occurred in Croatia yesterday (Thurs).

The lowest temperature was minus 20 degrees in Otocac, located in a mountainous region in central Croatia.

But, it was not the lowest temperature this winter in Croatia because nearby Gospic had minus 22 degrees on 21 December 2009. The low temperature yesterday in Gospic was minus 18 degrees.

Other cities with very-low temperatures were Osijek with minus 16 degrees and Delnice, a city some 30 kilometres due east of Rijeka in Gorski Kotar, with minus 15 degrees.

Zagreb had minus 10 degrees and Rijeka minus 3 degrees.

The highest lows were on Vis and Hvar Islands, five degrees. Dubrovnik and Makarska had four degrees.

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This morning we talked about the great and rare meteorological extreme that struck north-west of Istria, especially the move Buje - Umag - Novigrad. Among the residents of affected areas can often be heard to the catastrophic events of the television moved them into the yard. For the extreme northeast of the peninsula so abundant rainfall and are not such a rarity, but for the western part they are. Meteorological stations in Buje in the last 24 hours is even recorded 211 mm of rain per square meter! Umag I was under water, and the current government to learn the traffic collapse, nothing strange considering that the water in some places was also higher than the meter! Last night was especially severe in affected areas about which we reported a number of readers, and firefighters had their hands full. Given the numerous landslide, floods and hazardous road law is fortunate that nobody was hurt.


As for the stations shown on our network the highest amount of rainfall fell in Trieste, where they measured an amazing 303 mm/m2





http://www.istramet.com/foto-nevidena-k ... -300-mmm2/

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Dubrovnik submerged after heavy rainfall

Dubrovnik, Croatia's best-known resort, was hit by a storm and torrential rain which created rapids in the city's medieval streets, local media reported Monday.

Rain fell all night, dropping 130 litres of water per square meter.

Virtual rapids developed in the steep sidestreets. The broad central street, the Stradun, was at one point submerged under 50 centimetres of water, the 24Casa daily said on its webpage.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOixXUcDH0

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In region Gorski kotar and nord part of Lika locally new snow cover greater then 40 cm, connected with strong wind locally snowdrifts are possible.



http://www.meteoalarm.eu/index.php?lang=en_UK

WEATHER REPORT ISSUED BY THE MARINE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER SPLIT
ON 28.11.2010 AT 0600 HOURS

WARNING
LOCAL GUSTS OF SE, IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC AND IN PLACES ALONG THE COAST OF E and NE WIND, 30-60 KNOTS. SEA LOCALLY UP TO 5. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

SYNOPSIS
A low centred over the western Mediterranean is expected to shift rapidly across the Adriatic eastwards.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE ADRIATIC FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS
SE, along the coast and in the North Adriatic E and NE wind, strengthening to 16-36 knots. Sea increasing to 4-5. Visibility 10-20 km. Mainly cloudy with rain, showers and thunder. More abundant precipitation in places, mainly in the North, late in the day in the rest of the Adriatic as well.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
Mainly cloudy with rain, showers and thunder with more abundant precipitation in places. Strong and gale force SE wind will diminish a little and it will turn to SW and W wind. In the North Adriatic at first strong and gale force NE wind. Sea slight and moderate, locally up to rough.

PMC - Split

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Yikes!! Nothing moving there!! What are the temperatures?

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Yikes!! Nothing moving there!! What are the temperatures?

Night and morning in Lika were very cold. At station Brinje at 4:04 am, measured the temperature of -11 ° C. Station Stajnica 5:38 am -9.8 ° C, a Josipdol was measured at 3:03 am -9 ° C. According to the MHS, Gospic had a minimum temperature of -6.6 ° C and -5.8 ° C. in Ogulin.Afternoon temperature were from -3°C to 1°C
lightning

cloud type

radar



Near Karlovac


Highway in tilt



one hour later


24 hours amount precipitation. 11/28/2010 at 18:00 UTC
1 Zavizan (Croatia) 75.0 mm
2 Rab (Croatia) 65.0 mm
3 Senj (Croatia) 65.0 mm
4 Gospic (Croatia) 46.0 mm
5 Ogulin (Croatia) 37.0 mm
6 Parg (Croatia) 29.0 mm
7 Mali Losinj (Croatia) 28.0 mm
8 Rijeka / Kozala (Croatia) 28.0 mm
9 Karlovac (Croatia) 22.0 mm
10 Pula Aerodrome (Croatia) 17.0 mm

Samobor

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29.11.2010.
Although today the weather is not very stable, though the bulk of yesterday s cyclone rainfall has decreased, and the morning data on the amount of precipitation for some areas are impressive. According to the MHS this morning to 7 pm, in the last 24 hours the highest rainfall was in Zavižan in Gospic, 120 mm. There is a snow and rain. We have already reported on the rapid warming that on Sunday evening at Zavizanu temperature suddenly raised 0-5 ° C in one hour, and most of the night, icy rain was falling and rain. So Zavižan morning at 7 o'clock measured 46 cm of snow, which is 12 cm less than the height of the previous evening. However, a respectable one-day rainfall of 119.7 mm. Only once in the history of measurements at the station (since 1954. Year) in November fell more rainfall in one day. 24th studenog 1972nd year fell to 133.8 mm of precipitation. If the observed maximum daily rainfall for all months since 1954. year, yesterday was the day of the 8th place by the amount of precipitation. Otherwise, the average precipitation for November for Zavižan is 229.5 mm, and two days before the end of this month has fallen 449 mm. .

Among other data on rainfall, this morning to 7 o'clock isolate and Senj from 95 mm to 73 mm Rab, Parg from 52 mm to 48 mm Ogulin, Rijeka with 44 mm and 41 mm from Karlovac. In the end Parg Čabra fell just snow, and yesterday it attacked the new 40 cm, so the morning's height was 59 cm, which is the highest in the country. Delnice measures 54 cm, Crni Lug, 46, 45 Sljeme, Ogulin 40, Slunj 30, Bednja 27, Otocac 25, 23 Plitvice, Gospic 18, 16 Varazdin, Karlovac 15, Udbina 9, 8 Krapina and Zagreb Airport 4 cm.

Abundant snow fell yesterday in Slovenia. Most of this morning it has to Kredarici, 235 cm, which is close to record values for this month. The absolute record for snow depth on Kredarici for November dates from 11/20/1979. and is 254cm. The cities point out Kočevje with 57 cm, New Town with 50 cm, 39 cm from Postojna, Ljubljana from 25 cm and 20 cm from Celje. (Crometeo team)

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Here some picture report of our members of Crometeo
*1 Druzinsa Vas-thick snow, 28.-29.11.2010
Total amount of snow this morning, reaching 39cm high


*2 Snow in the villages of Livno, 27.11.2010.


*3 snow on Učki, 27.11.2010.



*4First snow in Karlovac (15cm)-26.11.2010-

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5.12.2010. - VERY COLD MORNING

Sunday morning in the interior is rendered very low temperatures that were in Lika and Gorski Kotar, dropping to below -10 ° C. The lowest temperature of - 15.7 ° C was measured in Josipdol three minutes before 7 o'clock, Stajnica i Brinje were measured -12.8 ° C,d Ogulin -12.7 ° C,Parg Čabar -11.7 ° C, Zavižan -9.8 ° C and -9 ° C Puntijarka.
Cold were also on adriatic coast ,Pazin -6.2 ° C, the northern Adriatic coast (Rijeka -1 ° C), The warmest were in the south of Dalmatia (Makarska 7 ° C), and the Palagruža 9 ° C.


Winter atmosphere in the west and the interior mountains contributions and thick snow cover. This morning the highest amount of snow were at Begovo Razdolje 73 cm ,67 cm in Zavizanu, and Parg Čabar 66 cm.


It was very cold morning in Slovenia, which is almost entirely under the snow cover. In some valleys the temperature drops below -20 ° C. (Zadlog -21.5 ° C, Babino polje -21 ° C), and Celje to -15 ° C. On Kredarici measured -13.8 ° C, and there this morning snow cover is 305 cm(or 120 inch) of snow.

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On Friday, 18.12.2010. Cold fronts from the north down to the western Mediterranean, and Gulf of Genoa began to create a cyclone. Cyclone will be over northern Italy and the Adriatic Sea on the night of Friday to Saturday to move further east.
Synoptic situation (HIRLAM)






REPORT OF THE MARINE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER SPLIT Meteorological and Hydrological Service
DAY 17.12.2010. IN 12 HOURS

WARNING
In some places it struck the south, then southwest wind, 40-60 knots and more open 4-5, in the strengthening of the 5-6 places, mainly in the open southern and central Adriatic. At night in the north, then part of the central Adriatic sometimes strikes northwest and west, 30-40 knots. In some places it is possible Neverin.
SITUATION
Valley, from the west, extending to the Adriatic, where it is expected to create a cyclone.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE ADRIATIC FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS
South, then southwest wind, 22-36 knots, turning the night into the northern, then the central Adriatic Sea in the west and northwest winds, 12-22 knots. More 3-4, in the strengthening of the 4-5, then 5-6 in some places, mainly in the open southern and central Adriatic. Mostly cloudy. Rain, showers, possible thunder and sleet and snow, mainly in northern and central, and the beginning of the open southern Adriatic.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
Mostly cloudy. Rain, possible thunder, and scattered snow or sleet. By the end of the day and night in the north, then part of the central part of the Adriatic becoming clear. In the southern and central Adriatic Sea strong and very strong southwest wind, will weaken towards the end of the day and night. Elsewhere, a weak to moderate, occasionally strong north and west, then low to moderate wind and the north wind outdoors. More on the open waves and rough on the open southern and central Adriatic can be rough, the weakening of the end of the day on moderately rough and rough. Air temperature a bit more.
PMC - Split

Snow and weather report from our members on Crometeo forum

Lada-cyclone-Škrljevo Kukuljanovo-Copper-18, 19.12.2010
http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6983

Winter in Rijeka - cyclone Lada (17.-18.12.2010)
http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6978

Cyclone Lada (17.12.2010.)-the day after it, Veli Brgud
http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6982

Cyclone Lada - Matulji, 17 and 18.12.2010.
http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6977

Cyclone Lada on Nail, 17-18.12. 2010th
http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6976

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After cold come hot
Pre-Christmas WARMING
The highest daily temperatures today are frequently exceeded 15 ° C. The warmest was Senj with 19.1 ° C, and right behind him with Zadar 18 ° C. In most parts of the country, both inland and on the Adriatic is a measure 12-17 ° C, and was a little fresher in the mountains (not below 7 ° C). Highlight and Karlovac with a maximum temperature of 7.3 ° C

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Mediterranean cyclone Marcel pronounced effect on all the time in our country. Strong storm to the south last night has raised sea levels and flooded Kastela, Trogir and Ciovo.

Pictures Zvonimir Barisin



more pictures

http://www.crometeo.hr/index.php?module ... NN_id=5620

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30.12.2010. - Goodbye (Meteorological) 2010. YEAR!

At the end of the year I will remember the most interesting moments of weather, as we have noted on this page from day to day, month after month, through stories and photos that have been immortalized some of the most interesting moments of meteorological 2010th year.
January

During the first ten days were characterized by very unstable weather, especially along the Adriatic coast and the mountains. There is rain and snow, and freezing rain. Turbulent was already New Year's Eve and the first day of the year.Gospic in the last hours of 2009th was caught in a major storm with heavy thunder, rain and hail. In Dalmatia, there were problems due to rising sea levels. The tide has flooded. Vodice, Ciovo, Omis and Dubrovnik. Approximately on 1pm on New Year, Makarska Riviera is strongly affected Thunderstorms accompanied by hail in some places large one centimeter.Large waterspouth formed in the sea between Makarska and Hvar.Thunderstorm storms were frequent along the coast, from Pula to Dubrovnik. In this period, the flooded valley of the Neretva River, especially the area right bank of Metkovic.
In mid-January was marked by cold anticyclones. Short term it broke cyclone Lamia, which is 17.1. Turns part of the northern Adriatic and the interior, but the bigger problem with that snow was gone.
Marin cyclones in the last week of January brought freezing rain, northern Dalmatia, and the abundant snow fell in the interior of Lika and Dalmatia. Wednesday 27th January on the northern Dalmatia, from Zadar to Sibenik, it was raining, which is freezing in contact with the ground. In the Zadar hinterland ice caused great damage. In the interior of Dalmatia, Lika and Slavonia fell the snow. In Knin was the snow storm fell about thirty hours.
At the end of another winter cyclones, Nera has brought snow to the interior, and yet it was also partly in the northern Adriatic. In the last two days of January Zavizanu fell 60 cm of new snow ..

Ice in the Zadar hinterland 28.1.2010(picture Aleksandar Gospic)

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Febuary

February is the temperature in the entire country was within the average, but with colder and warmer first half of the second. Rainfall is everywhere no more than average, particularly in the highlands and parts of the Adriatic.
The first half of February was marked by pronounced snowfall in the interior, and on the Adriatic was abundant rain. First, the abundant rainfall brought cyclone Ozren (6 and 7 February), followed by a cyclone Pamela from 9th to 14th February large amounts of snow buried inside the country, from Lika and Gorski Kotar, across central and northern regions to the east Slavonia, where it was 30 centimeters. Snow was one of the major news in our media. In Gospic was dropped 48 cm in two days, and only in 24 hour period fell to 40 cm of new snow. Two days later, on the central square,people made a snowman high 10 and 12 meters wide. At Thursday, the 14th February the most snow (180 cm) was on Zavizanu, then followed Sljeme with 82 cm to 78 cm Delnice, Parg Čabar with 76 cm, Plitvice lakes, with 75 cm and Gospic was measured half a meter of snow. Croatian Mountain Rescue Service was able to save on Papuk-covered mountain climbers.
10-meter snowman in Gospic (Photo: Vesna Levar)

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March


And the average monthly temperature and precipitation March was average in most parts of the country. After the transition from winter to spring climate marked by overly hot, but not quite stable weather, winter is still feeling soon returned in early March. First cyclone come from 4 to 6 March, winter cyclones Ursula returned, and then more spectacular cyclone Vatroslav the transition from first to second decade of the month.Cyclone Ursula on 4 march , returned to the winter atmosphere, and that means snow, especially in the highlands, low temperatures in the interior of the storm on the Adriatic. Snow, after a break of ten days, returns in Gorski Kotar and Lika, and fell 20 to 36 centimeters of new snow.
Vatroslav cyclone at the end of the first decade in March (9th-12.3.) adopted a more pronounced change in time across the country. The interior and the northern Adriatic Vatroslav was last winter cyclone at the end of winter in which they were not left wanting. Vatroslav weather brought plenty of excitement: hurricane storm in the northern and central Adriatic Sea, lots of snow in the interior, and the snow is once again that winter Turns to many corners of the northern Adriatic Sea, there was then a one-day freezing rain in Knin And very large amounts of rain in Dalmatia, which have caused flooding and Vrgorac Imotskog fields. Cyclone has caused a huge media interest. With our name Vatroslav, media used and the name of Andrea, as the cyclone called the Berlin Institute for Meteorology.

Gospić 11.3.2010.


After the cyclone Vatroslav time stabilize, following a cyclone came only at the end of the month. By the beginning of the calendar spring is warmer, so we entered the spring with temperatures up to 20 ° C. Snow remained only in the highest mountains. Zavižan in the spring came with 170 cm of snow. At the beginning of spring, we crossed the front from the west front of which, especially in the interior of the blowing up strong southwest winds in the area of Zagreb damaged several houses, apartments and cars. Front is made up of rain in the northern Adriatic Sea, to 30 mm in Rijeka. At the turn of March in April we visited the cyclone Zora. Brought a storm south of Dalmatia, was the thunder showers, but rain was not much, only up to 25 mm.

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April

April brought a variety of weather conditions. The temperature in most parts of the country was warmer than average, and average precipitation. Drier was at most parts of the northern Adriatic, and raining in the Osijek area, Central Dalmatia, especially its interior. With longer periods of stable weather we saw off the three cyclones,of which Branko was the strongest in the first part of the second decade. The cyclone has passed the winter atmosphere in the mountains and heavy rain in Dalmatia.The second part of the extended Easter weekend has passed more expressed in the sign of the influence of Mediterranean cyclones Ankica. Ankica cyclone in most parts of the country has brought a lot of rain and snow was only in the highest mountains.

Snow on Biokovu 5.4.2010. - Photo: Rade Popadić


April brought a new change of cyclone Branko. In the mountains it snowed, which was in the mountains along the coast of Dalmatia. In some places in Dalmatia and was a very large amount of rain (Staševica in 24hours, 141 mm of rain, Vrgorac 164 mm), and were under water were many vineyards and strawberry fields and in Vrgorac Imotskom field.

Vrgorac, 13.4.2010.


After the cyclone followed by Branko the weather was stable and warmer week and the beginning of the third decade of the current change with only a little rain brought cyclone Cecilia. After that, the last days of April were more stable and warmer, with temperatures that were appropriate to the end of June but the end of April and the month ended in the summer mood. In central and northern parts of the interior, and Slavonia in the highest daily temperature last day of April ranged from 26 to 28 °C. The Gorski Kotar and Lika, and along the Adriatic coast measure mainly of 22 to 25 ° C. And the last day of April in Zavizanu there was no snow cover.

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May

May brought in a large part of the country more, and often considerably more rain than average. In particular, this applies to Slavonia, most of the northern Adriatic and the interior of Dalmatia. The main weather event was expressed Emina cyclone, which is the middle of the month has brought many problems throughout the country.
Summer atmosphere at the end of April has not continued in May. The first week of May was marked by the impact of cyclone Donat (3.-7.5.2010.)which was has brought a changing spring weather ,and in Dalmatia and the rain was mixed with sand by the strong southwest winds brought from Africa .Strong Thunderstorms with abundant rain and hail hit the Primosten-Rogoznica area on the night of the 6th at 7 May.

Kaštela, 6. may 2010.



Emina cyclone of 14 to 17 5th brought large amounts of rain in many parts of the Croatian, somewhere in the 24 hours of rain fall more than the monthly average. Most of the rainfall, 115 mm fell in Daruvar. Slavonia after the cyclone Emin was under water, and the rain that was falling almost three days and nights, has caused great damage to agricultural crops. In three days fall more than 120 liters of rain per square meter, which is a two-month amount. Most have been affected areas along the Drava River, the Lower Miholjac through Virovitica, Slatina and to Grubisno Fields. Thousands and thousands of acres were under water. Virovitica County declared 18.5.2010. natural disaster in 15 cities and municipalities.

Unusual scene from Koprivnica: rafting the swollen creek - Photo:Marko Posavec


27th May the storm hit harder Pozega-Slavonia. It was hail. That evening cloudburst swept parts of the Vukovar-Sirmium county, so it was flooded buildings in Vukovar and Vinkovci.