The cold snap that has brought snow
to many parts of Italy is easing but a new wave of bad weather
will hit the Bel Paese starting Friday, weathermen said
Wednesday.
"While the Azores anticyclone continues to rule the weather in
much of Europe and favor the influx of air of Arctic extraction
in Italy, the cyclone that caused widespread snowfall up to low
altitudes in our country is moving away towards Greece," said
Lorenzo Tedici, meteorologist of the site www.iLMeteo.it.
"But, before the weekend, a Mediterranean cyclone is arriving,
more intense in the South and on the islands.
"Today (Wednesday) the weather will be mostly stable and with
precipitation only over Sicily, in the meantime another nucleus
of cold air will make its way from the Balkans, weaker than the
previous one, which in its movement towards Sardinia will
reinvigorate an active depression circulation over Algeria.
"From here a Mediterranean cyclone will come to life which,
especially from Friday, will begin to negatively influence the
weather in some regions and then affect a large part of Italy
over the weekend.
"The cold winds of Grecale will continue to blow persistently at
least until Thursday, after which, in the central and southern
regions they will be replaced by those of Sirocco that rotate
around the cyclone.
"For this reason, temperatures will tend to increase in at least
half of Italy, both in maximum and minimum values. The climate
will still remain rather cold in the North where the winds will
always blow from the north-eastern quadrants. Over the weekend
the cyclone will impact Italy. It will rain persistently in
particular in Sardinia, Sicily, Calabria and then also in
Campania, Abruzzo, Molise and Lazio. In addition to the rain,
the winds will strengthen in the southern basins where storms of
Sirocco and Levante are expected with gusts of up to 100 km/h
and consequent storm surges on the exposed coasts. The North in
this first phase seems to have skipped the bulk of the
precipitation and will only see a sharp increase in cloudiness
on Sunday".
Detailed forecast:
- Wednesday 15. In the North: all sun and cold. In the Center:
gradually more overcast skies. In the South: rain in Sicily,
especially in the north, many clouds elsewhere.
- Thursday 16. In the North: still good weather and cold. In the
Center: irregular clouds, rain in eastern Sardinia. In the
South: many clouds, rain in Ionian Sicily and Calabria in the
evening.
- Friday 17. In the North: sunny. In the Center: partly cloudy
skies, widespread bad weather in Sardinia. In the South: intense
bad weather in Sicily and Calabria, rain in Basilicata and
Cilento.
- Outlook: weekend with rain in the Center-South and strong
winds.
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