Intense heat and also suddenly: we take a liking to the weather. No, it’s not a joke, but what’s about to happen…
Short break
The subtropical heat gave a short break thanks to the arrival of cooler air from the north-western quadrants. The winds of mistral they are lowering the temperatures throughout the country, especially at Southern Italywhere recently values over 35 degrees. However, this return to normality will be short-lived as the weather conditions begin on Sunday they become very hot again over much of Italy.
Here it expands
L’North African high pressure it will expand again across the entire boot, bringing stability and a rapid increase in strength temperatures. Since Sunday, the values have exceeded the typical averages for June by several degrees. The pinnacle of this new wave of heat is expected between June 18th and 20th, with effects not only on Southern Italybut throughout the national territory.
This time also in the North
The weather forecast indicates temperatures extremely high, with peaks close to 38°C or 39°C in Lombardy, Emily And Lower Veneto. In the internal areas of Central Italy and on the Major Islands, temperatures could reach 40°C or even 41°C.
Intense heat even at altitude
Even mountainous areas will not be spared, with forecasts of temperatures until 27°C at approximately 1500 meters above sea level. These values indicate the presence of an extremely hot air mass of North African origin, coming from the desert of Sahara. These temperatures they are not at all normal for the Mediterraneannot even in the middle of summer, being at least 10°C or 12°C higher than seasonal averages.
It seems like it’s not long though…
The duration of this new wave is not yet clear heatbut the latest updates suggest that it could persist on Central-South until the end of next week. To the Northhowever, an attenuation is expected starting from Wednesday.
