An overnight snowstorm in northwestern Europe forced the closure of Frankfurt Airport, caused record traffic jams in Belgium, and left British and French drivers sleeping in their cars.

Southern Europe experienced cloudy, storm-filled conditions that substantially reduced irradiance. By mid-May, irradiance levels were down around 20% across much of Spain and Portugal, as well as ...

Electricity was cut to 5,000 homes in northern France. "The big northwestern swell has reached the Brittany shores and the Gulf of Gascony as expected," the French weather service said in a statement.

Much of northwestern Europe is set for a warm start to 2024, with temperatures remaining close to or above seasonal norms through early January. The mild weather will follow the unseasonably warm ...