It will be 10 days of Freddo, in Italy. This weekend looks like winter, with the return of the snow and the drop in temperatures. The first burst of colder and more unstable air from Scandinavia will move towards Greece over the next few hours, causing further thunderstorms in the South and then towards the southern Balkans. Until the morning, some residual snowfall at low altitudes for the period in Abruzzo and Molise (around 1100 metres) will then improve in the Center almost everywhere, while in the North the sun will continue to shine. The weekend will see the arrival of a second cold pulse from Northern Europe which will reignite the storms especially in the central regions; further snowfall in the Apennines and the winter-like bad weather will also partly affect the southern peninsula and Emilia Romagna with rain and showers. On Sunday morning the bad weather will once again hit the Marches, Abruzzo and Molise with intense phenomena, the anomalous cold will favor further widespread snowfalls on the central Apennines up to around 1200 meters (as in January). Even in the South, temperatures are rising.
Cold wave, temperatures dropping by over 15 degrees. Rain and storms are also on the way: here’s where and when
And, a bit like Saturday, Sunday will also see some showers in the southern peninsula and in Emilia Romagna, although a worsening is also expected towards the North-West: another cold core, descending from Germany towards France, will cause abundant snowfall in the Piedmont Alps, with snow levels decreasing during the night up to hilly altitudes. An exceptional event, if confirmed: on Monday 22 April on Earth Day, the planet will show the cold side of spring in Italy. Snow will fall abundantly up to 500 meters in Piedmont, as has happened repeatedly in winter. In summary, after two years of extreme drought, the North-West will find more snow and more precious water to compensate for the scorching summer season. For real heat you have to wait until May.
SNOW IN ABRUZZO
More spring snow on the Abruzzo Apennines. About 20 centimeters fell during the night at an altitude of 1600 metres, even places at 750-800 meters were whitewashed. This morning Roccaraso (1,236 m) and Pescocostanzo (1,395 m) also woke up in a winter atmosphere. The weather is improving, warns the meteorological association «Caput Frigoris» ( https://www.caputfrigoris.it ) which also predicts clear spells in the afternoon/evening and, on its Facebook page, recommends paying «attention to night and morning frosts , unfortunately wearing out the vegetation that started early due to the anomalous heat previously experienced.” The association’s over 30 webcams installed throughout Abruzzo have immortalized night and morning snowfall in various locations.
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