FRANKFURT, April 10 (Reuters) – Weather through the rest of
April and May will be cool and changeable in western, northern
and central Europe, German meteorologist Georg Mueller said in a
seasonal update released on Tuesday, citing low pressure in the
region.
Mueller said he expected temperatures to be partly below
normal, with frequent precipitation especially over northern and
central Europe, while the UK still would not get major rain so
the locally dry situation might extend into late spring.
Mueller works for Point Carbon, a Thomson Reuters company
which provides data for power, natural gas and CO2 markets.
The trend forecast four weeks ago for a rather warm June was
still present, but was maybe a bit less solid than in the
previous forecasts, he said.
Moving into summer, “July and August seem to get more
unsettled with near or slightly above normal temperatures and
near normal rain over both northern Europe and the continent,”
he said. “Clear signs for months with well above normal
temperatures and extended dry periods are not given.”
Providers of power and gas for heating and lighting need to
gauge likely weather patterns, as the latter drive consumer
demand and utility buying of energy commodities such as coal and
gas.
As utilities look to the summer, they also need to know
about prospects for extreme drought or heat, as this influences
the cooling-water situation for thermal generation plants and
the availability of water for hydroelectricity.
(Reporting by Vera Eckert; Editing by David Holmes)
