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 24 hours, global weather alerts have increased to 1,473, up from 1,448, with severe hotspots identified in Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, and Colombia.

10/31/2026

Updated: 10/31/2026

Roundups
_Daily round-up, 00:05 UK (00:05 UTC) on 31 Oct 2026_
In the past 24 hours, global weather alerts have increased to 1,473, up from 1,448, with severe hotspots identified in Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, and Colombia. Saudi Arabia continues to grapple with heavy rain alerts that carry significant flooding risks, particularly in areas experiencing dust and fog conditions. Kazakhstan remains under multiple alerts for fire and wind, with maximum severity reaching level 4, while Colombia faces ongoing threats from thunderstorms and landslides, particularly in the Andes region.
Conditions in the Andes are marked by a continuation of storm activity, especially in Colombia and Ecuador, while dry conditions persist in Peru and Chile. The Caribbean region is experiencing drier weather with warm temperatures, although coastal flood warnings remain in effect. In Siberia, extreme cold and high winds are still a concern, with significant snow and ice hazards persisting, despite slight improvements in temperatures since the last update. Residents in these areas are urged to remain vigilant as weather conditions evolve.

At a glance

  • 1,473 active warnings, 269 severe or extreme
  • 1 tropical cyclone under warning
  • 38 earthquakes, strongest M5.1
  • 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)
  • Colombia: earthquake, fire, thunderstorm, volcano (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (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)
  • Russia: 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)
  • North America (19°N, 155°W): earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: 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)
  • 62°S, 155°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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Greece: earthquake, other, rain, thunderstorm (15 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (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)
  • East Asia (8°N, 126°E): earthquake, flood (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: earthquake, 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)
  • 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)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: earthquake, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (24°S, 180°E): earthquake (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 18°S, 178°W: earthquake (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 (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)
  • 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 (9 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)
  • North America (19°N, 65°W): earthquake (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 (69°N, 147°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • Mexico: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (19°N, 67°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)

Notable events

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

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