World weather, 30 Oct: Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan
10/30/2026
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World weather, 30 Oct: Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have surged to 1,448, up from 1,323, with severe conditions reported across multiple regions. Kazakhstan remains a critical hotspot, now reporting 16 maximum severity alerts primarily for fire and wind hazards.

10/30/2026

Updated: 10/30/2026

Roundups
_12-hour round-up, 00:04 UK (00:04 UTC) on 30 Oct 2026_
In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have surged to 1,448, up from 1,323, with severe conditions reported across multiple regions. Kazakhstan remains a critical hotspot, now reporting 16 maximum severity alerts primarily for fire and wind hazards. Heavy rain alerts are also significant in Saudi Arabia, where multiple areas are facing severe rainfall. Colombia has emerged as a major concern, with intensified thunderstorms and volcanic activity in the Andes region, alongside alerts for landslides and flooding.
Seismic activity has seen a slight uptick, with 21 earthquakes reported, including a notable magnitude 6.2 quake near Port-Olry, Vanuatu. The North Atlantic continues to grapple with severe weather, particularly in the UK, where flood warnings are increasing, while conditions in Morocco and Algeria remain calmer. Meanwhile, the Caribbean is experiencing a transition towards drier weather, contrasting with the ongoing extreme heat and fire warnings in Brazil. Residents in affected areas are advised to stay alert and prepared as these weather patterns evolve globally.

At a glance

  • 1,448 active warnings, 312 severe or extreme
  • 1 tropical cyclone under warning
  • 21 earthquakes, strongest M6.2
  • 37 active volcanoes, 30 erupting

Where it's happening

  • Saudi Arabia: rain (16 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, wind (16 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (12 events, up to extreme)
  • China: fire, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, wind (7 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: landslide, other (7 events, up to extreme)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (6 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (6 events, up to extreme)
  • Brazil: fire (6 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: thunderstorm, volcano (6 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, thunderstorm, volcano (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Australia & Oceania (16°S, 168°E): earthquake, volcano (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Mexico: flood, tornado (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to extreme)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to extreme)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (2 events, up to extreme)
  • Poland: earthquake, fog (60 events, up to severe)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: thunderstorm, wind (50 events, up to severe)
  • United Kingdom: flood, wind (42 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (27 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: flood, thunderstorm (21 events, up to severe)
  • North America (61°N, 148°W): earthquake, marine, snow-ice, wind (21 events, up to severe)
  • United Kingdom: flood, fog, marine (21 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (16 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (15 events, up to severe)
  • 52°N, 173°W: marine, wind (15 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire, fog, rain, wind (15 events, up to severe)
  • North America (59°N, 142°W): marine (13 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (13 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, wind (13 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, fire, fog, other, thunderstorm, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, wind (10 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: flood (10 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (7 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (7 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • North America (54°N, 163°W): earthquake, marine, volcano (7 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: snow-ice, volcano, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: flood (6 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog (6 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire (6 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought (6 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (5 events, up to severe)
  • China: other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • 53°N, 176°W: marine, volcano (5 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: marine (4 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (4 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (4 events, up to severe)
  • Panama: earthquake, other (4 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: flood (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (3 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: cold, marine (3 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, snow-ice (3 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: other, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Europe (37°N, 14°E): thunderstorm, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • North America (19°N, 155°W): earthquake, flood, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (2°N, 127°E): volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Israel: coastal, flood (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (60°N, 145°W): marine (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (20°N, 156°W): flood (2 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: cold (2 events, up to severe)
  • South America (4°N, 82°W): other, thunderstorm (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (3°N, 99°E): flood, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 122°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • East Asia (12°N, 123°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 112°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Nicaragua: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (25°N, 82°W): flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • Thailand: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • Iran: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • Guinea Bissau: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • Australia: heat (1 event, up to severe)
  • 1°S, 91°W: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • Syria: coastal (1 event, up to severe)
  • Iraq: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (4°S, 132°E): earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (6°S, 105°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Brazil: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Mexico: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Argentina: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Germany: fog (47 events, up to moderate)
  • Germany: fog (40 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: cold, fog, wind (37 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (58°N, 152°W): earthquake, flood, marine (22 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (20 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: fog, thunderstorm, wind (18 events, up to moderate)
  • China: rain, snow-ice, wind (17 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: cold, fog (16 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (16 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (57°N, 163°W): marine (14 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (54°N, 167°W): marine, wind (14 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog, wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (11 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (63°N, 167°W): flood, marine (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine, other (11 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Greece: other, rain, thunderstorm (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Georgia: fire, fog, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (7 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (67°N, 166°W): marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: coastal, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (42°S, 147°E): wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • China: snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (6 events, up to moderate)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: fire (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: rain, thunderstorm (6 events, up to moderate)
  • 63°N, 171°W: marine (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: earthquake, flood, marine, snow-ice (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (15°N, 146°E): coastal, cyclone, flood (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Cameroon: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Malawi: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: fog, other (5 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (57°N, 169°W): marine (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Greece: other, rain (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: thunderstorm (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: coastal, fire, fog, rain, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • China: snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (19°N, 68°W): earthquake, flood (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 78°N, 5°E: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (72°N, 17°E): wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (39°S, 176°E): snow-ice, volcano (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: fog, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Dominican Republic: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: fog (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: earthquake, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Colombia: landslide (3 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (14°N, 145°E): coastal (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Malawi: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Chad: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Mali: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: rain (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (68°N, 152°W): other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 58°N, 175°W: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (61°N, 0°E): marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°E: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 81°N, 6°E: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (55°N, 159°W): marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (40°N, 142°E): earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Papua New Guinea: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Madagascar: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Afghanistan: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Guyana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mali: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Cameroon: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 79°N, 15°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 74°N, 25°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 74°N, 5°W: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 13°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 81°N, 21°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • New Zealand: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: landslide (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Romania: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: coastal (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 79°N, 5°W: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Libya: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Trinidad and Tobago: heat (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Chad: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Chad: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 6°S, 155°E: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • North America (57°N, 158°W): marine (12 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • China: wind (6 events, up to minor)
  • North America (64°N, 163°W): coastal, marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (5 events, up to minor)
  • Argentina: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (61°N, 151°W): earthquake, marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: flood (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (66°N, 163°W): flood, marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (71°N, 149°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (72°N, 156°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (70°N, 162°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (2 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (2 events, up to minor)
  • East Asia (14°N, 145°E): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Mexico: flood (1 event, up to minor)
  • Mexico: flood (1 event, up to minor)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • South America (55°S, 69°W): rain (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (69°N, 147°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: flood (2 events)

Notable events

  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Tornado Warning issued October 29 at 6:57PM CDT until October 29 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX _(Extreme)_
  • M6.2 — 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
  • Dense fog _(Extreme)_
  • Dense fog _(Extreme)_
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