Found this "Violet warnings are the highest level of warnings issued. These are for major, catastrophic events very likely to damage your property or risk your personal safety if you are exposed to them. Violet warnings are very rare."

well its peaking to the summer solstice. Then its over

Well its called Vb weather condition

http://www.geog.fu-berlin.de/~schult...ationen/Vb.htm

By a strange coincidence, I had taken this photo yesterday at a new doctor's office.

I really hope the reality would turn out to be moderate weather!

in all probability it will not be as bad as they say.

Had quite a nice afternoon after all- then in all darkened and had a bit of Donner und Blitzen- then all cleared again. Blue skies and wind has totally dropped now, as sun sets.

It may be a good idea to recruit a new captain as well!

https://weather.com/news/news/noah-a...t-guard-vessel

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This is potentially catastrophic train of events. The rotation of a low pressure system by 360 deg is causing two fronts to fuse and enhance very strongly the rainfall. One of those phenomenons happened in 1997 in Polish Sudety mountain range resulting in up to 120mm of rainfall for 12h (totaling at 300-600 mm during few days). This caused a flooding called "The once in a 100 years flood" resulting in record high water level measurements on Odra river. Many cities along Odra were flooded, not to mention villages without dykes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_C...European_flood

In Switzerland the effect can be even stronger due to an orthography.

What does that mean?

Sorry. It is the effect of mountains on the path of humid air. The air is rising on the slopes very rapidly (additionally to a normal thermal updraft ) which causes the water vapor to condense very quickly resulting in higher than normal rainfall (comparing to , for example, plains).

I've never seen something like this before (just snapped from my phone) in Zurich.

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Are you sure 'orthography' is the right word though???

Called 'Le Joran' on Lake Neuchâtel, Bienne and Morat, and Le Vaudaire on Lake Leman- when the air cools quickly at the end of the day in the Jura or the Alps, and it's still warm by the lake, the vacuum created can be extremely violent and happen very fast- and are true killers for anyone on the lake in a boat or windsurf, etc. On lake Neuchâtel there are warning lights- which are too often ignored by non local people, with tragic results.

Orographic

And good ol' wiki to the rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orographic_lift

And guess what? It's raining AGAIN! Come on weather! I need some dry days so I can cut my grass again.

I picked the right time to be in Hawaii for my honeymoon then

It's raining so much this morning even the slugs have had enough. There were two big fat ones trying to get in through the front door just now when hubby and son opened it to go to work/school.

Last year was the same. Very wet April, May and June followed by the hottest July on record.

Congrats

Congrats indeed- which Island? We just loved Kaui and Maui

No rain up in t'mountains so far- but fairly dingy. More guests arriving from Calif and Brittany today! Better go and get their rooms ready.