A disturbance, arriving from central Europe, will bring, from the early hours of Tuesday 2 July, a new worsening of weather conditions on most of the peninsular regions, with precipitation, mainly thunderstorms, in particular on the internal and Adriatic areas of the center-south. Furthermore, a strengthening of the ventilation from the north-western quadrants is expected, with greater effects on Sardinia, Sicily and the extreme southern regions, associated with a general drop in temperatures.
Based on available forecasts, the department of civil protection in agreement with the regions involved – which are responsible for activating civil protection systems in the territories concerned – issued a new warning of adverse weather conditions. The weather phenomena, impacting the different areas of the country, could determine hydrogeological and hydraulic criticalities which are reported, in a national summary, in the national criticality and alert bulletin which can be consulted on the department website (www.protezionecivile.gov.it).
The warning provides for the early hours of Tuesday 2nd Julystrong to stormy north-westerly winds on Sicily, extending to Calabria, in particular the areas of the Strait of Sicily and the Ionian sectors, with storm surges along the exposed coasts. Also expected, from the early hours of Tuesday, 2 scattered precipitations, mainly in the form of showers or thunderstorms, on Abruzzo, Molise and Puglia, extending to Campania and Basilicata. The phenomena will be accompanied by heavy showers, frequent electrical activity, local hailstorms and strong gusts of wind.
On the basis of the foreseen and ongoing phenomena, it was evaluated for the day of Tuesday 2 July, yellow alert on Veneto, on part of Tuscany and Umbria, on the entire territory of Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basificata and on part of Calabria.
The meteorological and critical situation forecast for Italy is updated daily based on new forecasts and the evolution of phenomena, and is available on the website of the Department of Civil Protection (www.protezionecivile.gov.it), together with the general rules of behavior to follow in case of bad weather. Information on regional alert levels, on specific critical issues that could concern individual territories and on the prevention actions adopted are managed by the territorial civil protection structures, in contact with which the Department will monitor the evolution of the situation.
