The African summer seems determined not to loosen her grip, and the hot anomalous will reach its peak during the weekend. This weekend, which marks the transition from August to September, will bring temperatures above 35 degrees in many Italian locations. Those on holiday will be able to enjoy days of sunshine and intense heat, while those who have returned to the city will have to be patient. The heat, with peaks of 37-38 degrees, will be particularly intense in the inland areas of the Center-Sud and Sardinia. In Oristano the temperature will reach 37 degrees, Caserta, Ferrara, Florence and Terni will reach 36 degrees, Bologna, Padua and Rome will approach 35 degrees, and Milan will not be far behind with 33-34 degrees. Even if at the beginning of next week the instability could increase and the heat could ease slightly, the temperature they will remain anyway above average seasonal.
Weekend Weather: More and More Sun and More and More Warm
The month of August will close with sun and extreme heat. In the afternoon of Saturday August 31, slight variability is expected on the Alps and Apennines, with brief showers localized on the western Alps, Dolomites, Calabrian reliefs and eastern Sicily, quickly running out in the evening. Temperatures will continue to rise, with peaks of 36-37 degrees in Tuscany, Lazio, Campania and Sardinia.
Domenica the first of September, will begin with a disturbance that will bring an increase in instability especially in the Alps and in the surrounding plain areas in the second part of the day. In the rest of Italy, sunny and hot with some cloudiness on the mountains. Towards the evening, the tail of an Atlantic front will approach Northern Italy, causing an increase in instability in the Alps and locally in the upper Po Valley.
When will this heat wave end?
With the arrival of September, the month will change but not the heat. The hours of light and sunshine will decrease, but high temperatures will continue to be the protagonists. In the first days of September, some isolated storm on the reliefs, but experts do not expect a major drop in temperatures. Forecasts indicate a return to anticyclonic conditions with temperatures above average for the rest of the week. first decade of September will therefore be very hot and without significant precipitation.
