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BOLZANO – The Weather Service of the Province of Bolzano has issued a warning notice for today. In the afternoon, the probability of thunderstorms will increase significantly, with a peak expected in the evening and during the first part of the night. Intense thunderstorms are expected, accompanied by possible hailstorms.
Italy: a depressive vortex arriving from the United Kingdom
A depression vortex, currently descending from the British Isles, will head towards Northern Italy over the weekend. On Sunday, this vortex will isolate itself between the Northwest and the upper Tyrrhenian Sea, positioning itself along the right flank of the anticyclone expanding from the Atlantic. This configuration will bring atmospheric instability to the North and part of the Centre, as well as a general decrease in temperatures, which will extend to the southern regions, attenuating the heat wave. Here is the detailed forecast for the weekend:
Saturday
Northern Italy: The day will start with sunny conditions, except for some cloudiness in the Ligurian East. From the afternoon, instability will increase in the Alpine areas, with showers and thunderstorms that will intensify in the evening, extending to the plains of Piedmont, upper Lombardy and upper Veneto. These phenomena may be locally intense and accompanied by hail. Other northern regions will remain generally sunny and dry.
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Center of Italy: Stable and sunny weather in all regions, with some harmless cloudiness in upper Tuscany.
Southern Italy and Sardinia: Prevalence of sunshine, with some harmless clouds on the peninsular Tyrrhenian coasts, especially in the evening. Even in Sardinia the weather will be sunny.
Temperatures will drop in the Centre-South, although the heat will remain intense in Puglia, Basilicata, Ionian Calabria and central-southern Sicily, with peaks of 40°C in Matera. In the southern Tyrrhenian regions, temperatures will not exceed 30/33°C, values similar to those expected in a large part of the Centre, including Romagna.
Sunday
Northern Italy: During the night, rains and thunderstorms will affect the Po Valley, especially between Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia, extending up to central-eastern Liguria. During the day, showers and thunderstorms will intensify in the North-West and Lombardy, with possible strong episodes and hailstorms, up to the west of Emilia. The Triveneto will see drier conditions with partial clearing.
Center of Italy: In Tuscany, clouds will increase with rain and thunderstorms, even strong and locally accompanied by hail, from the afternoon. These phenomena will extend in the evening to Umbria, internal Marche and Abruzzo, although in an attenuated form. Other central regions will enjoy sunnier conditions.
Southern Italy and Sardinia: Stable and mostly sunny weather in the South. In Sardinia, some rain will move from the northern areas to the southern ones, followed by sunny spells during the day advancing from the north.
Temperatures will drop further, with highs in the North-West not exceeding 20/22°C. The highest values will be recorded in Lucania and Salento, with peaks of 36°C.
