Between today (Wednesday 20 August) and tomorrow (Thursday 21), at least in the Center-North a Brusco Stop of the summerwith an Atlantic disturbance (number 3 of the month, officially called ‘TEMPESTA LUKAS‘from the Air Force) that will bring numerous thunderstorms, locally also intensefirst in the North and Tuscany, then during Thursday also in Umbria, Marche and Lazio, while the fresh currents who accompany this disturbed system will do significantly drop the temperatures In all northern and central regions, even pushing them below the norm.
Situation opposite to the South and the major islands, where The last short “flame” of the heat wave is expectedwith temperatures again temporarily over 35 degrees, even Up to 40 in Eastern Sicily. In the south and islands the end of the intense heat will only arrive in the final part of the weekwhen the fresh currents burst following the disturbance.
Finally, the possibility that in the next few hours the critical situations is created in the next few hourswith the development of extreme weather phenomena (storms, air trumpets, violent hailete), therefore it will be good to follow the alerts issued by the Civil Protection in the next 12-24 hours. For the last part of the week it is likely a little residual instabilitybut the trend still remains very uncertain.
The weather forecast for today (Wednesday 20 August)
Very cloudy sky e scattered thunderstormslocally also intense, throughout the North and Tuscany. Clouds also on the rest of the center, but alternating with flashes of sun and in general without rains; mainly sunny in the South and islands.
Maximum temperatures in sensitive decline in the North and Tuscanyinstead increasing in the South and on the islands: points up to 37-38 degrees in Sicily and up to 39-40 degrees in Sardiniaalso because of thesis e hot winds of sirocco. Strong gusts of wind in the temporal areas. Mari in general moved or very moved.
The weather forecast for Thursday 21 August
Good time along the Abruzzo and Molise coasts, in the south and in the major islandsexcept for the passage of glazes and some clodes at low altitude on Campania. Cloudy or very cloudy sky elsewhere and unstable or disturbed time, with high probability of rains and temporal showersinterspersed with some drier breaks.
Attention to the risk of very intense phenomena, in the form of storms and hailstorms: in particular on Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Umbria and Marche. In the night tendency to a general exhaustion of phenomena. Temperature Maximums down to the Center-North and Sardiniain sensitive increase in the South and Sicily, where the 35 degrees will exceed. Winds supported in the center-south and on the seas, gusts in thunderstorms.
