Weather AUGUST: a SURPRISE CHANGE ALL FORECAST, even for AUGUST! The news of the LAST UPDATE
Weather forecast for August, there is a surpriseWe are entering the heart of summer, or in that period traditionally chosen by Italians for the holidays. Interest therefore rises to understand what the weather will be like in the coming weeks: we will still live by extreme stages like this first half of the season?
We anticipate it immediately, the latest update has actually changed the cards on the table, modifying the entire forecast, compared to the previous projections. Right from the start, the month of August promises to be lively and full of surprises and could basically follow a fluctuating climate trend between storm breaks e hot blazes, a bit like it is happening this July.
But let’s go in order by analyzing the climate maps, then tracing a complete trend up to Mid-August.
From the study of European meteorological framework it is evident that i first days of August will be marked with strong thermal contrasts between different air masses: on the one hand we have cool downward currents from Northern Europe / Atlantic (harbingers of thunderstorms), and on the other the infamous and hot African anticyclone (responsible for heat flare-ups). Well, Italy will find itself right in the middle of that battlefield, in a sort of “confluence area“where these important meteorological figures interact.
In practice, this will likely result in an alternation between heat waves arriving from the heart of Africa (Sahara Desert), with peaks ready to splash well over 37 ° C (up to over 40 ° C), abruptly interrupted by dangerous storm breaks.
Be careful because, as has already happened in recent weeks, the greatest and most dangerous contrasts take place in this confluence sector. In fact, with all this excess heat, the risk of extreme weather events, come hail e storms, which hit restricted areas whenever drafts of fresh air manage to “pierce” the anticyclonic shield. Obviously, to understand exactly where they will hit it will be necessary to wait and carefully follow the next updates as this type of phenomena can only be predicted a few days later, with the distribution that often varies even within a few hours.
That said, as we can see in the map below, it will probably be the North that will be most affected by rains and thunderstorms, being right in that band where diametrically opposite air currents converge and interact.
Looking even further, we can say that around Mid-August and then towards the second half of the month, the temperature are expected more in line with climatic values of reference. So still hot, yes, but less oppressive.
Confluence zone centered on the northern regions: risk of violent storms with hail
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