An extraordinary rise of desert dust from the Sahara is imminent in Italy during Easter and Easter Monday. We will also have very anomalously hot conditions for this period and widespread rainfall in some regions. Details in the article.
Busy weather situation in Europe. In these hours, an intense wave of bad weather is hitting the Iberian Peninsula, with Storm Nelson. Victims have been reported in Spain due to storm surges, heavy rains after months of drought while a waterspout was spotted in Lisbon.
Just as Western Europe plunges back into winter, with snow down to relatively low altitudes, An extraordinary rise of suspended dust from the Sahara desert is preparing over Central Europe.
As shown in the animated model we publish above, an immense cloud of suspended dust and sand will invade the skies of Italy and Europe central. The phenomenon follows, a few days later, another major outbreak of Saharan dust, which this time affected only the regions of Southern Italy.
A massive intrusion of dust and sand from the Sahara is underway over the skies of southern Italy
One of the consequences of these massive intrusions of dust is that the sky takes on a milky color, sometimes brown or orange, and visibility drops considerably. In addition to visibility, the quality of the air also worsens.
It will be a very significant Saharan dust episode around Easter
The upcoming Saharan dust outbreak episode will be very significant. This time it will not only affect the South, but will arrive in the Alps and then continue its journey towards the center of Europe.
In the next few days the episode will coincide with abundant rainfall, which will mainly affect northern Italy, as predicted by our models and our meteorologists in the latest published forecasts.
Latest weather updates: here’s where it will rain on Easter Monday in Italy
The concomitance between suspended Saharan dust and rain it could therefore lead to the phenomenon of red rain, or mud raingiven that the water particles will drag the suspended dust with them, then depositing it on the surfaces.
It doesn’t end here: for Easter and Easter Monday lots of rain, snow, and even abnormal heat
The outbreak of Saharan dust will not be the only noteworthy weather phenomenon of these days. As anticipated in our forecasts, it will rain a lot in Italy in the next few hours, particularly in the northern regions. In the north, the rain will be particularly concentrated in the north-western regions, where very heavy rainfall accumulations are expected.
So far, the rain, which will make the Easter weekend very rainy in the northern regions. But There is another climate fact to underline: the anomalous heat. It will especially affect the South, where it cannot be ruled out that summer values will be recorded on Easter Monday.
Almost summer weather on Easter Monday in the South, abnormally hot
In the southern regions, especially in Sicily, values will be recorded that are much higher than the average for the period, with maximum temperatures that may even exceed 25°C, bringing a climate with a summer flavour.
