Although winter still has a firm hold on its scepter, many are already looking at the calendar with hope and counting down the days until the arrival of spring. It will officially start on March 20 during the spring equinox, but meteorologists have already published the first forecasts of what we can expect from spring 2025, the portal writes.
According to the long-term spring forecast published by meteorologists, Europe is in for a warmer period with a normal amount of precipitation. As experts remind, it is a transition from winter to summer, so dynamic weather can be expected it can also include the effects of the La Niña phenomenon and also the collapse of the polar vortex. Meteorologists use two models, namely ECMWF and UKMO.
It should be kept in mind that this is a long-term forecast, so it only indicates what the weather might look like during March, April and May. According to the ECMWF model, higher pressure can be expected especially towards Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland). As a result, warmer temperature anomalies and milder conditions may be more likely in eastern and central eastern Europe. Rather, occasional Atlantic fronts may occur in the central and western part of Europe.
According to meteorologists, Europe tends to have more precipitation over the southwestern, central and northern parts. Thus, an area of lower pressure is likely to form over southwestern Europe. Combined with lower temperatures, this also affects the potential for snow in early spring, which can be expected especially in March. As for snow reports for February to April, most of the continent is seeing below normal snowfall.
The UKMO model shows a very similar forecast to ECMWF, with an area of high pressure over Europe and an area of low pressure over the far North Atlantic. However, the area of high pressure is located a little further south. The temperature forecast shows that most of the continent, especially the northern and central regions, will be mostly warmer than normal.
