Every day we get the consequences from the spreading Corona pandemic to feel. In the meantime, large parts of public life have been kept to a minimum – business, business and gastronomy stand still and private life is also being put to the test.
However, the latest information from the ECMWF (European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) shows how closely our entire system is connected and thereby challenged and influenced.
According to the European Weather Service, the restriction of air traffic means that an important source of information for evaluating weather data is missing. German weather services are severely affected by restricted air traffic the Lufthansa Group. Due to the restrictions, the number dropped from 2500 to 0 measurements per day. Passenger flights usually provide important information about temperature, wind speed or air humidity. The "The quality of weather forecasts is 10% lower on average without aircraft data" HR weather expert Staeger told Hessischer Rundfunk.
If you look out of the window in panic and distrust the sunny forecasts of the next few days, you can relax again. According to Staeger, this is "unproblematic in calm weather conditions". So we can count ourselves lucky that the unpredictable April weather plays into our cards this year and gives us sunshine. The situation is only problematic with Storm or thunderstorm. So let's hope that the Easter Bunny will pay us a visit this year when the weather is sunny and bring many hours of sunshine for the next few weeks.
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