Zadar, on Croatia’s central Dalmatian coast, has a Mediterranean climate with around 900 mm (about 35 inches) of rain a year, concentrated mainly in autumn and winter with a long, dry summer that draws tourists to its coastline and nearby islands. Autumn can bring intense, fast-moving storms off the Adriatic, sometimes producing significant short-term rainfall that overwhelms the historic old town’s aging drainage after months of essentially no rain. The bora, a strong, cold, gusty wind common along this coast, often accompanies or follows these storm systems. Because conditions here can shift quickly and dramatically, radar tracking is a genuinely useful tool for both residents and the region’s large seasonal tourism industry. Croatia’s DHMZ operates the national radar network.
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