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Europe’s 2024 climate report highlights an east-west solar split, aligning with Solcast’s anomaly findings from earlier this year.

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Northern Europe saw unusually dry conditions in March, while the Mediterranean faced cloudier conditions. Learn what drove this weather shift.

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Learn how the combination of La Niña conditions and low aerosols created ideal conditions for solar operators in China.

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Irradiance in surged across the Southern US and Midwest, while storm systems clouded the skies over the Western US and Canada.

ECMWF has released its first operational AI weather model with solar forecasting capabilities—AIFS V1. The Solcast Data Science team benchmarked its performance against IFS and GFS, showing promising accuracy but a conservative irradiance bias.

Early 2025 saw sunny skies across East Asia, with solar gains up to 30%, while maritime Southeast Asia faced deficits from heavy cloud cover.

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Across North America, February's solar conditions were shaped by weak La Niña patterns and winter storms. Mexico, the U.S. Southwest, New England, and parts of Canada saw above-average irradiance while the Pacific North West, Ontario and Quebec faced cloudier skies.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is set to impact solar generation in Brisbane, Queensland and NSW, with irradiance levels dropping by up to 50%. Learn more about the forecasted disruptions.

Despite winter conditions, Eastern Europe saw exceptional solar generation, while storms over Greece, Turkey, and Western Europe disrupted PV output.

Solar generation across the British Isles was significantly impacted between 9-18 February 2025 due to persistent cloud cover. Ireland experienced its lowest irradiance in 18 years, while UK distribution networks saw decade-low PV output.