World weather, 29 Oct: Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan

10/29/2026

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Roundups

World weather, 29 Oct: Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan

10/29/2026

Updated: 10/29/2026

Roundups

_Daily round-up, 00:04 UK (00:04 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026_

In the past 24 hours, global weather alerts have risen to 1,529, up from 1,492, with severe hotspots emerging in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. Kazakhstan is grappling with multiple alerts for fire, thunderstorms, and high winds, reaching a maximum severity of 4. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is under significant pressure from heavy rain, with alerts indicating potential flooding across various regions. Colombia also remains on high alert due to thunderstorms and landslides, while the Pacific Islands are experiencing ongoing volcanic activity.

The Andes region is seeing thunderstorms forecasted to return, particularly in Colombia and Ecuador, while dry conditions persist in Peru and Chile. In the Caribbean, heavy rainfall continues but conditions are improving as some storms have cleared. Siberia remains challenged by extreme cold and high winds, with significant hazards persisting despite a slight warming trend in some areas. Residents in these affected regions are urged to stay vigilant as conditions evolve.

At a glance

1,529 active warnings, 308 severe or extreme
3 tropical cyclones under warning
47 earthquakes, strongest M6.0
37 active volcanoes, 30 erupting

Where it's happening

Kazakhstan: fire (14 events, up to extreme)
Saudi Arabia: rain (13 events, up to extreme)
Kazakhstan: fire (12 events, up to extreme)
Canada: marine, thunderstorm, tornado (8 events, up to extreme)
Saudi Arabia: rain (8 events, up to extreme)
Colombia: landslide, other (8 events, up to extreme)
Colombia: fire, thunderstorm, volcano (7 events, up to extreme)
Kazakhstan: fire, wind (7 events, up to extreme)
Colombia: thunderstorm, volcano (6 events, up to extreme)
Saudi Arabia: rain (6 events, up to extreme)
Australia & Oceania (14°S, 166°E): earthquake (6 events, up to extreme)
China: fire, fog, wind (5 events, up to extreme)
Saudi Arabia: rain (5 events, up to extreme)
Kazakhstan: fire (5 events, up to extreme)
Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to extreme)
Canada: other, tornado (2 events, up to extreme)
Kazakhstan: fire (2 events, up to extreme)
India: cyclone (1 event, up to extreme)
Myanmar: rain (1 event, up to extreme)
Kazakhstan: fire (1 event, up to extreme)
United Kingdom: dust, flood, wind (49 events, up to severe)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: thunderstorm, wind (47 events, up to severe)
Italy: drought, fog, wind (32 events, up to severe)
United Kingdom: flood, marine, wind (23 events, up to severe)
North America (58°N, 152°W): flood, marine (23 events, up to severe)
Russia: fire, other, thunderstorm, wind (16 events, up to severe)
North America (18°N, 68°W): coastal, earthquake, flood (16 events, up to severe)
Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (15 events, up to severe)
52°N, 172°W: marine (14 events, up to severe)
China: fog, wind (14 events, up to severe)
United States of America: cold, earthquake, flood, marine (14 events, up to severe)
United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (14 events, up to severe)
Russia: fire, fog, rain, wind (14 events, up to severe)
Dominican Republic: flood (14 events, up to severe)
China: fog, thunderstorm, wind (13 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fire, fog, wind (13 events, up to severe)
Australia: flood (12 events, up to severe)
China: fire, rain, wind (11 events, up to severe)
North America (61°N, 148°W): marine, snow-ice, wind (11 events, up to severe)
Colombia: fire, landslide (11 events, up to severe)
United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (10 events, up to severe)
China: fire, fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (8 events, up to severe)
Russia: earthquake, volcano, wind (8 events, up to severe)
Brazil: fire (7 events, up to severe)
Mexico: flood, thunderstorm (6 events, up to severe)
Mexico: earthquake, flood (6 events, up to severe)
Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (6 events, up to severe)
Russia: drought (6 events, up to severe)
United Kingdom: flood (6 events, up to severe)
China: fog, wind (5 events, up to severe)
United States of America: earthquake, flood (5 events, up to severe)
Russia: fire (5 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fire (5 events, up to severe)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to severe)
Russia: other, wind (5 events, up to severe)
53°N, 176°W: marine, volcano (5 events, up to severe)
58°N, 32°W: earthquake (5 events, up to severe)
Russia: marine (4 events, up to severe)
Panama: other, wind (4 events, up to severe)
Russia: drought, snow-ice (4 events, up to severe)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to severe)
Japan: earthquake, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
Southeast Asia (2°N, 127°E): earthquake, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
United States of America: flood (3 events, up to severe)
Madagascar: rain (3 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fire (3 events, up to severe)
East Asia (5°N, 125°E): earthquake (3 events, up to severe)
Mexico: drought, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
China: fog (2 events, up to severe)
Russia: earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
Argentina: earthquake, 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)
Australia & Oceania (16°S, 168°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
Nicaragua: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
Ethiopia: drought (1 event, up to severe)
North America (67°N, 152°W): snow-ice (1 event, up to severe)
North America (68°N, 160°W): snow-ice (1 event, up to severe)
North America (25°N, 82°W): flood (1 event, up to severe)
Thailand: rain (1 event, up to severe)
1°S, 91°W: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
Saudi Arabia: rain (1 event, up to severe)
North America (21°N, 158°W): flood (1 event, up to severe)
Australia: heat (1 event, up to severe)
14°N, 71°W: flood (1 event, up to severe)
Syria: coastal (1 event, up to severe)
Iraq: flood (1 event, up to severe)
Niue: drought (1 event, up to severe)
Argentina: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
Southeast Asia (6°S, 130°E): earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
Southeast Asia (6°S, 105°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Europe (38°N, 15°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 (3°N, 98°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Poland: fog (208 events, up to moderate)
Poland: fog (50 events, up to moderate)
Poland: fog, wind (47 events, up to moderate)
Poland: fog (29 events, up to moderate)
Germany: fog (26 events, up to moderate)
Italy: cold, fog (22 events, up to moderate)
Italy: fog, wind (15 events, up to moderate)
North America (57°N, 163°W): marine (15 events, up to moderate)
North America (57°N, 158°W): earthquake, marine (15 events, up to moderate)
North America (54°N, 167°W): earthquake, marine (13 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: fog, snow-ice, wind (13 events, up to moderate)
North America (63°N, 167°W): flood, marine (12 events, up to moderate)
China: cold, fog, wind (11 events, up to moderate)
Greece: other, rain, thunderstorm, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
Georgia: fire, fog, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (8 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (8 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (8 events, up to moderate)
Russia: coastal, fire, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
China: wind (8 events, up to moderate)
Australia & Oceania (43°S, 147°E): wind (7 events, up to moderate)
China: other (7 events, up to moderate)
Mozambique: fire (6 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (6 events, up to moderate)
North America (55°N, 163°W): marine, volcano (6 events, up to moderate)
Australia: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
Turkey: other, rain, thunderstorm (6 events, up to moderate)
China: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (5 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice (5 events, up to moderate)
Latvia: fog, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
Canada: marine, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
North America (70°N, 162°W): marine (4 events, up to moderate)
North America (57°N, 168°W): marine (4 events, up to moderate)
Australia: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fog, other, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
Mali: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
Botswana: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
Russia: marine (3 events, up to moderate)
Europe (62°N, 1°E): marine, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Australia: cold, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Australia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Canada: snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
Italy: thunderstorm, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Greenland: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
China: snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
Russia: rain, wind (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)
Russia: other (3 events, up to moderate)
Kenya: rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
United Republic of Tanzania: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
South Sudan: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
China: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
Cyprus: thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
58°N, 175°W: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
China: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
New Zealand: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
New Zealand: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
Canada: other (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: coastal (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia: coastal (2 events, up to moderate)
Norway: flood (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fire (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)
37°N, 25°W: rain (2 events, up to moderate)
Africa (12°S, 44°E): wind (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
Finland: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Germany: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Chad: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Guyana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Zambia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
16°N, 156°E: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Gabon: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
China: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
Cambodia: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
Madagascar: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
Venezuela: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
Brazil: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: other (1 event, up to moderate)
North America (60°N, 145°W): marine (1 event, up to moderate)
New Zealand: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
Iran: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
China: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
United Republic of Tanzania: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
13°N, 176°W: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Belarus: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Finland: 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)
China: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
China: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
Ethiopia: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
24°S, 177°W: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
17°S, 173°W: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
Argentina: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
Southeast Asia (7°S, 129°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
Iran: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
North America (68°N, 166°W): marine (10 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (9 events, up to minor)
North America (66°N, 163°W): flood, marine (7 events, up to minor)
North America (64°N, 164°W): flood, marine (6 events, up to minor)
Argentina: snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (6 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (5 events, up to minor)
Australia: flood (5 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (4 events, up to minor)
North America (61°N, 151°W): earthquake, marine (4 events, up to minor)
Australia: flood (4 events, up to minor)
63°N, 171°W: marine (3 events, up to minor)
North America (72°N, 156°W): marine (3 events, up to minor)
North America (55°N, 159°W): marine (3 events, up to minor)
United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
North America (70°N, 144°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
North America (71°N, 149°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
United States of America: cold, flood (2 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
Mexico: flood (2 events, up to minor)
Argentina: thunderstorm (2 events, up to minor)
China: wind (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)
Canada: marine (1 event, up to minor)
Australia & Oceania (40°S, 176°E): wind (1 event, up to minor)
Mexico: flood (1 event, up to minor)
South America (55°S, 69°W): rain (1 event, up to minor)
China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
Canada: marine (1 event, up to minor)
Canada: marine (1 event, up to minor)
China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
Bolivia: wind (1 event, up to minor)
North America (19°N, 65°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
United States of America: air (1 event)

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