Get ready for a scorching weekend. The African anticyclone is returning to our peninsula, bringing with it a rise in temperatures of up to 10 degrees Celsius above current levels.
According to forecasts, scorching heat will affect all of Italy, including the northern regions, following the bad autumn weather of the last few days.
Desert sand and veiled skies
In the next few hours, subtropical high pressure will expand from Algeria, also carrying desert sand that will partially obscure the skies of Sardinia.
Despite the reddish dust, temperatures on the island are expected to reach 40°C inland, making it the hottest region in Italy.
Predominantly sunny with some thunderstorms in the North-East
Over the rest of the country, the sky will be mostly sunny, with only a few cloudy patches over the Alps. Isolated afternoon showers are possible in the mountainous area of the North-East.
Heat peak expected on Saturday
The peak of the heat is expected on Saturday, when the maximum temperatures will reach 35-36°C also in the North, 36-37°C in the Centre and 39°C in the South.
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Despite the clear sky in the morning, violent thunderstorms will form on Saturday afternoon over the north-western Alps, which will also hit the adjacent plains in the evening, especially northern Piedmont and western Lombardy. Pay attention to possible strong gusts of wind and hailstorms.
Sunny Sunday with rising temperatures in the South
The last Sunday of June will continue to be warm and sunny. In the north, after Saturday evening's thunderstorms, we'll see mostly stable weather, as will the rest of Italy, where the African anticyclone will continue to dominate.
In the South, temperatures are even set to rise, with extreme peaks of 42 to 43°C in Sicily. Unfortunately, the drought in this region remains dramatic and seriously worrying.
Rainfall is not expected in significant quantities in the South even next week. In the Center-North, however, scattered phenomena and a drop in temperatures will return.
The phase continues with Atlantic flows in the North and African heat in the South
This long phase, which began in March, will therefore continue, with Atlantic flows in the North causing disturbed variability, African heat in the South and intermediate conditions in the Centre.
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