World weather, 31 Oct: Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Colombia
10/31/2026
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World weather, 31 Oct: Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Colombia

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have surged to 1,473, up from 1,389, with severe conditions impacting multiple regions.

10/31/2026

Updated: 10/31/2026

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_12-hour round-up, 00:05 UK (00:05 UTC) on 31 Oct 2026_
In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have surged to 1,473, up from 1,389, with severe conditions impacting multiple regions. Kazakhstan remains a critical hotspot, now reporting 17 maximum severity alerts primarily for fire hazards, alongside severe thunderstorm and wind warnings. Saudi Arabia is also under significant threat, facing multiple alerts for dust, fog, and heavy rain, with several areas experiencing severe weather that includes heavy rainfall warnings. Colombia continues to grapple with alerts for landslides and fire, particularly in the Andes region where storm activity persists.
Seismic activity has increased, with 22 earthquakes reported, the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.7. The North Atlantic region remains under high wind warnings, especially in the UK, where flood risks are still a concern. Meanwhile, the Caribbean is experiencing dry weather, although coastal flood warnings remain in effect. As conditions evolve, residents in affected areas are urged to stay vigilant and prepared for potential hazards.

At a glance

  • 1,473 active warnings, 269 severe or extreme
  • 1 tropical cyclone under warning
  • 22 earthquakes, strongest M4.7
  • 45 active volcanoes, 38 erupting

Where it's happening

  • Saudi Arabia: dust, fog, rain (18 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, thunderstorm, wind (17 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, landslide (14 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (12 events, up to extreme)
  • China: fire, fog, snow-ice, wind (10 events, up to extreme)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust, rain (9 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, thunderstorm, wind (8 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: landslide, other (6 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, wind (6 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: thunderstorm, volcano (6 events, up to extreme)
  • China: drought, fog (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Brazil: fire (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, thunderstorm, volcano (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (2 events, up to extreme)
  • Canada: marine, snow-ice (64 events, up to severe)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: thunderstorm, wind (55 events, up to severe)
  • United Kingdom: flood (41 events, up to severe)
  • Italy: thunderstorm, wind (32 events, up to severe)
  • Croatia: cold, wind (30 events, up to severe)
  • Europe (52°N, 2°E): flood, fog, marine (27 events, up to severe)
  • North America (59°N, 142°W): marine, wind (24 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (18 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (17 events, up to severe)
  • France: cold, fog, wind (16 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (15 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood, thunderstorm (13 events, up to severe)
  • North America (62°N, 147°W): earthquake, marine, snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood, snow-ice (11 events, up to severe)
  • China: other, snow-ice, wind (11 events, up to severe)
  • Georgia: fire, fog, wind (9 events, up to severe)
  • China: other, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (8 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, wind (8 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, fire, fog, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • Italy: thunderstorm, volcano (7 events, up to severe)
  • North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (6 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (6 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought (6 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: flood (6 events, up to severe)
  • 54°N, 176°W: marine, volcano (6 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust, rain (5 events, up to severe)
  • Panama: other, thunderstorm (5 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (5 events, up to severe)
  • Europe (37°N, 14°E): thunderstorm, volcano (5 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: snow-ice, volcano, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: coastal, other, rain, thunderstorm (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: other (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, fog, snow-ice (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • China: earthquake, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Guatemala: earthquake, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (2°N, 127°E): volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • East Asia (13°N, 123°E): volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • North America (60°N, 145°W): marine, wind (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (2 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: cold (2 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (2 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, wind (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (4°N, 98°E): flood, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Argentina: other, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 122°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 112°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Nicaragua: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia & Oceania (16°S, 168°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (25°N, 82°W): flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • Myanmar: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • Mexico: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • United States of America: snow-ice (1 event, up to severe)
  • South America (4°N, 82°W): other (1 event, up to severe)
  • Guinea Bissau: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • 1°S, 91°W: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (1 event, up to severe)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (6°S, 105°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • North America (19°N, 155°W): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Brazil: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (0°S, 100°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • China: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Mexico: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Africa (28°N, 17°W): rain, thunderstorm (56 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (24 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (22 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine, wind (21 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: fog, other, rain (16 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (14 events, up to moderate)
  • Greece: other, rain, thunderstorm (14 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (13 events, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (11 events, up to moderate)
  • 52°N, 173°W: marine (10 events, up to moderate)
  • China: snow-ice, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: coastal, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (72°N, 17°E): wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: coastal, other (8 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (68°N, 166°W): marine (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (63°N, 167°W): marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (42°S, 146°E): wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (54°N, 167°W): marine, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: thunderstorm, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Bulgaria: rain, thunderstorm (6 events, up to moderate)
  • 72°N, 26°E: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (6 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (57°N, 163°W): marine (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: fog, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°W: wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: earthquake, snow-ice (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: coastal, fog, rain, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: fog (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Georgia: fire, fog (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 22°E): wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 63°N, 170°W: marine (4 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: cold, flood, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Turkey: rain, thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: rain (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: marine (3 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (57°N, 168°W): marine (3 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (55°N, 163°W): marine, volcano (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Austria: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 72°N, 5°E: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 13°E): wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: coastal, cold, earthquake (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Iran: dust, rain (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 78°N, 15°E: rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (14°N, 145°E): coastal (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Malawi: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Cameroon: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Belgium: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Mexico: coastal, flood (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 58°N, 175°W: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 76°N, 25°E: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (8°N, 126°E): earthquake, flood (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Romania: rain (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Trinidad and Tobago: heat (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: rain, thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 81°N, 21°E: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: earthquake, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Israel: coastal (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Malawi: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: 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)
  • Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Guyana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Madagascar: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Zambia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (21°N, 143°E): cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mali: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Cameroon: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Niger: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Madagascar: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • North America (55°N, 159°W): marine (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (61°N, 0°E): marine (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: air (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iraq: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • India: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Africa (7°S, 51°E): rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Libya: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iraq: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 76°N, 5°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Dominican Republic: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Libya: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Chad: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Chad: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Bolivia: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (25°S, 180°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (14°S, 165°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Southeast Asia (7°S, 128°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 18°S, 178°W: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Japan: volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (16 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (11 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (9 events, up to minor)
  • North America (59°N, 152°W): earthquake, marine (8 events, up to minor)
  • North America (57°N, 158°W): marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • North America (64°N, 164°W): coastal, marine (6 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • Argentina: rain, thunderstorm (4 events, up to minor)
  • China: wind (4 events, up to minor)
  • Mexico: flood, marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (67°N, 163°W): marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (62°N, 153°W): earthquake (3 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • New Zealand: rain, wind (2 events, up to minor)
  • China: wind (2 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: snow-ice (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (19°N, 65°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)

Notable events

  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
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  • Heavy rain _(Extreme)_
  • Landslide warning _(Extreme)_
  • Forest fire warning _(Extreme)_
  • Forest fire warning _(Extreme)_
  • Landslide warning _(Extreme)_
  • Landslide warning _(Extreme)_

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