Mastodawn

Spring appears to have been postponed here in southern Germany 😬✌️

A rumble of thunder was followed by this sudden downpour of hail, heralding several days of cold weather thanks to an Arctic blast sweeping down from the collapsed polar vortex 🌩️🌨️

Temperature drops of 15-20°C & fresh snow forecast for many places across Europe 🥶

Fingers crossed it doesn’t completely screw up the many flora & fauna that have emerged in our garden in the past fortnight 🤞

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Petra van Cronenburg 1d ago

@markmccaughrean Here in Alsace, too, with snow in the Vosges mountains and minus degrees at night. Means no pollinators for the just blooming cherries ...

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Mark McCaughrean

@NatureMC Yep, we’re forecast sub-zero temperatures at night later this week: not helpful. Probably little snow here at 200m, but the top of the valley is above 500m & should get some, while the Schwarzwald further south may get more.