Temperatures below average for the period until the end of the month: AprilJune becomes AprilJanuary. Antonio Sanòfounder of the site www.iLMeteo.it, confirms the drop in temperatures due to the influx of polar air from Scandinavia.
The thermal picture will remain winter-like in the next 10 days, even if during the afternoon the maximum temperatures will be mostly pleasant.
Last weekend it felt like ‘AprilJune’ with 32°C even in the North, in the next few days we will enter a rigid phase similar to a winter period, ‘AprilJanuary’ to be precise.
Thunderstorms in the South, snow in Abruzzo and Molise
In detail, beyond the names, the first burst of colder and more unstable air from Scandinavia will slide away over the next few hours towards Greece, causing further thunderstorms in the South and then towards the southern Balkans.
We will have some residual snowfall at low altitudes for the period in Abruzzo and Molise (around 1100 metres) until the morning, then it will improve in the Center almost everywhere, while in the North the sun will continue to shine.
Thunderstorms in the Center over the weekend
The weekend will see the arrival of a second cold pulse from Northern Europe which will reignite the storms especially in the central regions; we will have further snowfalls in the Apennines and the winter-like bad weather will also partly affect the southern peninsula and Emilia Romagna with rain and showers.
Snow on the Apennines
On Sunday morning the bad weather will once again hit Marche, Abruzzo and Molise with intense phenomena, the anomalous cold will favor further widespread snowfalls on the central Apennines up to around 1200 meters (as in January).
Piedmont at hilly altitudes is whitewashed
A bit like Saturday, Sunday will also see some showers in the southern peninsula and in Emilia Romagna. A worsening is also expected towards the North-West: another cold core, descending from Germany towards France, will cause heavy snowfall in the Piedmont Alps, with snow levels decreasing during the night up to hilly altitudes.
An exceptional event, if confirmed: Monday 22 April on Earth Day, the planet will show the cold side of spring in Italy.
Snow will fall abundantly up to 500 meters in Piedmont, as happened repeatedly in winter. In summary, after 2 years of extreme drought, the North-West will find more snow and precious water to compensate for the scorching summer season.
Good news in a holiday period (long weekends of April 25th and May 1st) which would prefer warm and sunny weather: at the moment, however, April-January is expected until the end of the month with frequent storms and snow even in the Apennines. For the heat we will have to wait until May.
IN DETAIL
Friday 19th. In the north: sunny, increasing clouds in the North-East. In the center: bad weather in Abruzzo and Molise until morning then sun. In the south: unstable weather with widespread thunderstorms until mid-afternoon.
Saturday 20th. In the north: sunny, clouds in the north-east with local showers. In the center: bad weather. In the south: initially good then it gets worse.
Sunday 21st. In the north: sunny, clouds in the north-east with local showers then worsens towards the north-west with snow in the high hills. Middle: perturbed variability. In the south: disturbed variability.
Trend: disturbed and cold weather for the period; snow on the hills in the North-West on Monday 22 April. More scattered showers until at least April 25th.
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– 2024-04-19 07:53:02
