The African anticyclone which heads from Algeria returns towards Italy, bringing back the heat.
Temperatures are generally increasing, with sunshine almost everywhere for at least 4-5 days. From tomorrow, maximum temperatures of up to 38°C are expected between Sardinia and Sicily, 35°C in Puglia and Campania, a muggy 34°C in the Po Valley (Ferrara and Forlì), the same temperature but lower humidity also in Rome and Terni. On this day, yellowish skies are expected over Sardinia due to the arrival of desert sand, but this coverage will not prevent the thermometer from rising significantly.
The peak of the African anticyclone - explains Andrea Garbinato of iLMeteo.it, will be reached over the weekend with 42°C in Sicily, 40°C in Puglia (Bari and Foggia), 38°C also in Matera, with the human "fever" also in the Center especially on the Adriatic side: 37°C is expected in Ascoli Piceno and Chieti. The capital will see a peak of 35°C, Florence 36°C on Saturday, Milan 32°C again on Saturday.
Furthermore, a violent disturbance is expected to pass over Central Europe over the weekend: the tail end of this Atlantic front will also bring a rapid worsening to Northern Italy between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning with even strong thunderstorms in the Alps; locally these storms may flow into the adjacent plains, with some moments of instability especially north of the river.
Mainly, however, the African anticyclone will dominate in the next few days with temperatures that locally will be 10°C higher than the averages for the period: after a capricious period, at times very disturbed with floods and tornadoes, the Camel will return, as in In meteorological jargon it is called the subtropical anticyclone.
(Unioneonline/ss)
