Elbasan, in central Albania along the Shkumbin river, has a climate transitional between the wetter coast and drier interior, receiving around 1,100 mm (about 43 inches) of rain a year concentrated mainly in autumn and winter. The surrounding hills can intensify storms as they move inland from the coast, occasionally producing localized flash flooding in the narrower parts of the river valley. Summer stays largely dry, consistent with the broader Mediterranean-influenced climate of the region. Because the shift from dry summer to the wetter season brings the most sudden change in conditions, radar tracking during that transition is genuinely useful. Albania’s national meteorological institute operates the radar network.
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