AccuWeather's 2020 Europe autumn forecast

After a spring and summer spent toggling between lockdowns and loosening restrictions, only for those restrictions to come back, Europeans across the continent are hopeful that the changing of seasons will bring a return of normalcy this autumn. While any Coronavirus pandemic forecast remains a guess at best, AccuWeather meteorologists can shed light on what kind of weather conditions the continent can expect this fall.

Drought has gripped numerous regions through the summer, but thankfully rain and cooler weather are on the way. Will they come to the needed regions?

Plus, how will the historically busy Atlantic hurricane season impact western Europeans this fall? A few countries could see more than their usual share of stormy conditions.

Tropical threats and windstorm worries

A historically active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season may be drawing more headlines in North America than Europe, but the increased number of tropical systems also means an increased chance for some of those systems to track back across the Atlantic and impact Western Europe as a tropical rainstorm. According to AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys, tropical rainstorms can impact Europe in a variety of different forms, from light winds to heavy gusts, little rain to extensive flooding.

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert added that areas of Spain, Portugal and France may benefit from those rainstorms as the lack of summer precipitation sent some regions into drought.

read the autumn forecast here