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Currently in San Francisco — November 2, 2023: Cloudy Thursday
Plus, Storm Ciarán strikes northwest Europe.
Britta Shoot & Eric Holthaus
November 01, 2023
The weather, currently.
Mostly cloudy Thursday
We’ll see a lot of cloud cover on Thursday, with the morning mostly overcast and some partial sunniness midday before the evening gets mostly cloudy again. At its warmest, the day will see highs in the 60s. Overnight into Friday, the temperature will drop into the 50s.
What you need to know, currently.
With water temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean at far-and-away record highs, one of the strongest-ever cyclonic storms to hit northwest Europe made landfall in the UK early Thursday.
According to the UK Met Office, Storm Ciarán underwent “explosive cyclogenesis” on Wednesday, rapidly deepening to a central pressure of 950mb — one of the strongest ever recorded in western Europe. According to UK-based climate scientist Ed Hawkins, “Only two other similar events for pressure in observational records - 25/02/1989 and 25/12/1821.”
Heavy rain and strong winds around hurricane-force will affect Ireland, the UK, France, Spain, and Portugal on Thursday.
Storm Ciarán Is now slamming northwest France with sustained hurricane force winds likely occurring. Red wind warnings are in effect. A high-impact wind event is unfolding.
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_)
2:31 AM • Nov 2, 2023
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