A new heat wave – the fifth of the year – is about to hit the country. The spike will not last long (the situation could improve already in the second part of the weekend) but it will be particularly intense in the Center-South, where it is expected to be the most violent of the entire season, with peaks well above 40 degrees. “The worst days – explains Lorenzo Tedici, media meteorologist at iLMeteo.it – will be Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29” August. The northern part of the peninsula, where more showers and thunderstorms are expected, will largely be spared, maintaining a cooler and more livable climate.
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The red alerts
The red alerts are rising again. After a brief pause around Ferragosto, the maximum alert level returns in some municipalities – especially in the South and the islands – indicating emergency conditions with possible negative effects even on the health of healthy and active people, not only on those in at-risk population groups.
On Wednesday, August 26, Campobasso and Palermo will be “red,” followed by Bari the next day. Orange alerts are also increasing: nine are expected for Thursday, August 27, in Ancona, Cagliari, Catania, Florence, Latina, Messina, Reggio Calabria, Rieti, and Rome, confirming the more critical situation in the Center-South of the peninsula.
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Consequently, the urban centers where the minimum alert level persists are decreasing. On Thursday, only six municipalities among the 27 monitored by the Ministry of Health in its daily heat wave bulletin will remain “green.” Most of these capitals are located in the North of the country, except for Frosinone, and are Milan, Genoa, Turin, Trieste, Venice.
The new wave
In the Center and South of the peninsula, therefore, the subtropical anticyclone that recorded extreme temperatures during the summer does not seem destined to retreat soon. According to iLMeteo.it forecasts, it is precisely from Thursday, August 27 that the great heat will return: “A deep trough is approaching from Northern Europe, destined to move towards the oceanic area off the coast of Portugal. This will create the conditions for a rise of very hot air from North Africa, directed precisely towards the Mediterranean and Italy.”
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