The first real heat wave in Puglia and the Bari area marked the week that is coming to an end, with a Saturday still characterized by high temperatures: today, for the city of Bari, was indicated by a ‘red dot’ in the Protection bulletin Civil on Heat Waves. But how long will it last?
“The grip of the African heat will continue to be felt on Puglia until Sunday – explains the 3bmeteo.com expert, Francesco Nucera – Then the effects of the change in circulation will begin to appear with a gradual decrease in temperatures and the end of the wave of heat. This atmospheric change will help clear the skies of heat and desert dust.”
In particular, on Saturday there may be “peaks of 34-35°C in Foggia and Brindisi, 36°C in Lecce and 30-31°C in Bari. Some peaks of up to 38°C cannot be ruled out in the internal Brindisi area. The sun will be predominant, accompanied by weak winds coming from the northern quadrants with reinforcements. In the afternoon, cloud accumulations may develop over the Murge but without noteworthy effects”.
On Sunday, however, “the weather conditions will be stable and sunny, with a gradual drop in temperatures. The maximum temperatures will not exceed 33-34°C in Foggia, 30-32°C in Lecce and 28-30°C in Bari and Brindisi. The winds will be moderate from north-north-west, and the seas, recently moved, will be rough at times”.
With the start of the new week the change in scenario should become more pronounced: “On Monday – explains meteorologist Nucera – a stable day is expected with the passage of scattered clouds. The heat will be easing and temperatures will generally be between 28 and 33 °C. On Tuesday, infiltrations of relatively cooler air at altitude will bring greater variability with the return of some local precipitation. The heat wave will thus end”.
