Minos is arriving in Italy. Not what Greek mythology defines as the most famous king of Crete, but theAfrican anticyclone who will bring with him aheat wave with temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees. The peak will occur in these mid-week days and after which, especially starting from the weekend, the anticyclone will begin to gradually deflate to let air return fresher which will also give rise to strong thunderstorms.
In this first part of the week they will occur high temperature And strong humidity. The most important changes will occur in particular at center et al southwhere peaks of 40/41 degrees in Sardinia And Puglia And 38/39° in Sicily, Campania, Calabria and inland for today, June 19th. The red flag cities will be Florence, Rome, Bari, Palermo with temperatures varying between 36 and 39°. In the north temperatures will remain lower compared to the standards of the rest of Italy, but the heat will still be very muggy. From Saturday 22 Junehowever, a decline. The grip of the anticyclone will loosen to return thermal drops especially to north et al centerwhile in the south the values will still be very high up to Sunday 23. There may also be some showers during these days.
