Rome, July 18 (LaPresse) – Thunderstorms, cooler air and temperatures dropping by as much as 10°C: the intense heat is nearing its end. According to 3B Meteo, the African high-pressure system that has affected Italy over the past 30 days will begin to retreat next week under the influence of air currents moving in directly from the Arctic. “The African anticyclone is already beginning to weaken over northern Italy,” meteorologist Edoardo Ferrara explained. “By Sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, particularly across eastern Lombardy, the Triveneto area and parts of Emilia, with some storms likely to be severe. Elsewhere, sunny conditions and intense heat will persist, with highs exceeding 40°C in southern Italy and on the islands. Temperatures will be a few degrees lower in central Italy and generally along the coasts, although humidity will remain high.” “But it will be during the new week that the African anticyclone will effectively retreat southward under the push of cooler air masses descending directly from the Arctic,” Ferrara added. “The areas requiring the closest attention will be Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. From Tuesday, inland Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and northern Apulia will also be affected. During the second half of the week, the southern mainland will also be increasingly impacted, while the islands, the Tyrrhenian coast and northwestern Italy are expected to remain more marginally affected.” “Temperatures will decline at the same time.”
3B Meteo: “The heatwave’s days are numbered as thunderstorms and cooler air arrive”
Rome, July 18 (LaPresse) – Thunderstorms, cooler air and temperatures dropping by as much as 10°C: the intense heat is nearing its end. According to 3B Meteo, the African high-pressure system that has affected Italy over the past 30 days will begin to retreat next week under the influence of air currents moving in directly from the Arctic. “The African anticyclone is already beginning to weaken over northern Italy,” meteorologist Edoardo Ferrara explained. “By Sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, particularly across eastern Lombardy, the Triveneto area and parts of Emilia, with some storms likely to be severe. Elsewhere, sunny conditions and intense heat will persist, with highs exceeding 40°C in southern Italy and on the islands. Temperatures will be a few degrees lower in central Italy and generally along the coasts, although humidity will remain high.” “But it will be during the new week that the African anticyclone will effectively retreat southward under the push of cooler air masses descending directly from the Arctic,” Ferrara added. “The areas requiring the closest attention will be Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. From Tuesday, inland Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and northern Apulia will also be affected. During the second half of the week, the southern mainland will also be increasingly impacted, while the islands, the Tyrrhenian coast and northwestern Italy are expected to remain more marginally affected.” “Temperatures will decline at the same time.”
