This settimana il weather splits Italy in two: rains e severe thunderstorms al North part e hot african al South, where temperatures will well exceed 30 degrees. And at the Center? There will be showers and thunderstorms, especially in Tuscany and the Adriatic regions. Instead, in Lazio, the sky will be more open and the risk of rain will be lower.
Weather, forecast for the week of mid-May
Il Maltempo the first signs will be felt already today, Monday 13 May, when a large area of low pressure, driven by Atlantic winds, will rapidly cross northern and central Europe and then head towards the Mediterranean. The first rains will affect the Alpine areas, extending throughout the day to the entire North-West, while elsewhere the weather will remain generally dry, although with clouds and some isolated rain in the internal Apennine areas. From Tuesday 14 May the rains will gradually extend to the Liguria andEmilia. Also Toscana, Umbria e Brands they will be affected by rain and showers, with possible afternoon showers in the internal areas of the Centre-South.
But it will not only be bad weather that will characterize this week in mid-May: due to the rotation of the currents around the minimum pressure, according to experts, very hot air will arrive from the Sahara desert, bringing high temperatures in the central and southern regions. Maximum temperatures that could reach 35 degrees in Calabria e Puglia and overcome them in the internal areas of the Sicilia, especially on Thursday 16 May where the sirocco winds will blow and make the seas rough. It will also be very hot in the rest of the southern regions and it will seem like summer has descended on a good part of the center too, with values close to 30 degrees in cities like Rome.
However, this contrast between warm and cold air could generate sudden hailstorms locally. The situation will be similar too Friday May 17, with widespread instability in the North and rainfall also in the Centre, while in the South the summer heat will persist.
Weather forecast for the weekend of May 18th and 19th
It's difficult to make a prediction right now, but according to the weather forecast the next weekend Rain is still expected in the North between Saturday and Sunday, but the bad weather could also extend to the Center and South, with possible showers also in Tuscany and on the southern islands, such as Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia. But it is still early to have a clear picture.
