What if, instead of asking how strong the wind will be in Naples tomorrow, we could ask how the wind will change from one side of our racecourse to the other? For a sailor, wind is never just a number. It is the darker patch movin...
Planning a working day at sea is not the same thing as checking whether tomorrow will be sunny. For a professional underwater technical operator, weather and marine forecasts are part of the operational planning process: they infl...
Choosing a beach is often a matter of habit, accessibility, scenery, and reputation. The Blue Flag can provide a valuable starting point: it is an internationally recognized environmental award based not only on bathing-water qual...
In high-level sailing, a weather forecast is not merely a prediction of wind speed and direction. It is part of the race strategy. A few degrees of wind shift can determine which side of the course pays. A shallow stable layer can...
How weather-model maps can help sailors and boaters recognize conditions favorable to sudden afternoon thunderstorms Summer thunderstorms in the Bay of Naples can develop rapidly after a calm and sunny morning. MUCAPE and Updraft ...
For the 40th Velalonga, meteo@uniparthenope brings high-resolution weather, wave, open-data and GRIB services to the sailors of the Bay of Naples: from tactical wind layers to onboard navigation files ready for marine electronics....
Nel corso del prossimo fine settimana, le vicende meteorologiche della nostra Penisola saranno caratterizzate da condizioni di spiccata variabilità, legate alla presenza di aria più fresca e umida in quota sul Mediterraneo centrale. In tale contesto,...
Nella giornata di domani, venerdì 18 settembre, le correnti più umide di matrice atlantica, dopo aver interessato il Centro-Nord, coinvolgeranno maggiormente anche le regioni meridionali. Pertanto, si assisterà ad un incremento dell’instabilità atmos...
