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Over 2 days Meteosat-12 tracked a powerful thunderstorm moving from the Azores towards Portugal & mainland Spain. ⚡

Developing overnight btwn 4-5 Nov over the Atlantic southwest of Portugal, this animation reveals how the FCI & LI provide unmatched insight into severe weather, even far from land.
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Spooky timing? 👀 On Halloween last year, our Lightning Imager became operational, and is now capturing Europe’s storms. ⚡

Its data is helping forecasters across Europe, including in Poland, track lightning’s unpredictable path and predict extreme weather more accurately. Read more: bit.ly/491iaf7
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This animation from METimage btwn 26–29 Oct (~15 UTC) shows Hurricane Melissa’s path across the Caribbean.

During this period #Melissa rapidly intensified to Cat. 5 strength before making landfall in Jamaica, then moved on to Cuba, bringing severe rain, flooding & widespread damage to both regions.
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM