The Weekend of 5-6 July will bring with it a decision change of course on the meteorological front. After days of oppressive heat and hot temperaturesthe African anticyclone will begin to show signs of failure, opening the road to fresher currents arriving from the Atlantic. The first effects of this turning point will be felt above all at Northern Italywith the return atmospheric instability and the risk of intense phenomena.
Saturday: the first isolated thunderstorms
Already from the night between Friday and Saturday the first are expected isolated thunderstorms on Piedmont and Lombardy, with the possibility of Strong showers in the early hours of the morning. However, the day of Saturday will still open under the sign of the sun in many regions, except for the development of heat thunderstorms along the Apennines and on Central-eastern Alps during the hottest hours.
In the late afternoon and in the evening, the instability will extend to Po Valleyespecially between Eastern Piedmont and Western Lombardy. Temperatures they will begin to go down slightly to the center-northbut the South and the major islands they will continue to deal with a extreme hotwith thermal peaks that will still exceed 38 ° C.
Sunday: widespread worsening in the North
Sunday will mark a further step towards more weather conditions dynamics. The arrival of an Atlantic disturbance will favor the development of widespread thunderstorms on most of the northern regions. In particular, the phenomena may be violent Between Lombardy, North-East, Levant Ligurian and Western Emiliawith possible storms, hailstorm And gusts of wind intense.
Al Center-southtime will remain mainly stableeven if they will not fail isolated showers afternoon along the Apennine ridge. The heat, however, will continue to be felt with values still tropicalespecially in the internal areas of Sicily, Calabria and Puglia.
Next week: thermal decline and winds in reinforcement
With the beginning of next week, the temperatures will go further in the North and in part of the center, accompanied by winds supported Of Libeccio on the Ligurian Sea e Mistral on Sardinia. In the south, however, the grip of the heat it could still persist until Wednesday 9 July, when a definitive air exchange also in those areas.
