WSF: Weather in North Africa

[Dog Soldier]

FWIW,

Here is a link to the History of the 12AF in NA in 1942 after the Torch landings.

12AF, Torch & Victory in North Africa:Part VIII: 16-31 December 1942

The history talks about bomber flights being grounded in December for more than a week 12/19/42 - 12/29/42 due to bad weather.

The weather is not described. I am sure with some digging you will find there were periods in the winter when flying was no done due to weather in 1940 - 1941 in the North Africa.

North Africa is on the coast of the sea. Much of the combat zones were not all that far inland. Fog, storms or just lots of low cloud cover could stop air operations. I would not discount the winds either. Even modern aircraft will not fly near those sand storms, and I am not just talking about when they are visible. A lot of sand in the air can really mess up an aircraft engine. Not a thing you want when flying.

Dog Soldier