All of Sardinia turns yellow due to a weather alert issued by the civil protection in view of a strong disturbance that will hit the island over the weekend.
"A cyclonic structure affects the western Mediterranean and North Africa," they report from the decentralized weather office in via Biasi, in Cagliari. "From tomorrow (Saturday 20 May) and until the first part of the day after tomorrow (Sunday 21 May) it will determine the flow of warm and humid air from the Libyan gulf also towards Sardinia".
In more detail: « Widespread rainfall is expected on Saturday, even in the nature of isolated downpours or thunderstorms, with moderate and locally high cumulatives in the eastern sector . Generally moderate in the rest of the territory".
On Sunday, on the other hand, «scattered to widespread rainfall is expected, even in the nature of an isolated downpour or thunderstorm, with generally moderate cumulatives. An attenuation of the phenomena is expected during the second half of Sunday».
Particular attention is paid to the areas of Gallura, Baronia, Ogliastra and Sulcis.
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)