(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 20 – It will have its peak on the weekend and will last at least until Monday, also in Italy, the first, anomalous, heat wave of the year, with temperatures that will reach 35-36 degrees. The anticyclone Hannibal, underlines Antonio Sanò, director and founder of iLMeteo.it, is in fact in full action and “has already recorded several records, including the hottest May night in Bolzano since 1956, with minimum values of 21 degrees , typical of tropical nights “. Also for the weekend, he underlines, “there is the possibility of breaking other May records: we will be able to exceed the maximum values recorded in history this month, especially in some areas of the North-West and in Sardinia. At the moment the records are around. at 33-34 ° C, locally the predicted values will be close to these numbers. “
The sky will be clear almost everywhere except for some heat storms close to the hills, the weak winds and the oppressive heat wave; a typical scenario of a July day. The temperatures, in fact, will be accompanied by a high level of humidity, increasing the discomfort in the population. A problem especially for the most fragile. “We have known from years of research – notes Sanò – that the first heat wave is the most dangerous, so the current hot phase could create severe inconvenience during the weekend when it reaches its peak”.
In detail: Friday 20. In the North: sun and summer heat. In the center: sun and summer heat. In the South: sun and summer heat.
Saturday 21. In the North: summer sun with peak heat, exceptional values for the period; isolated thunderstorms of heat on the Alps. In the Center: sun and summer heat. In the South: sun and heat.
Sunday 22. In the North: summer sun with still extreme heat, exceptional values for the period; rare heat storms in the Alps. In the center: sun and summer heat. In the South: sun and summer heat.
Trend. Dominion of the Anticyclone Hannibal with exceptional heat and lots of sun from North to South. New week more unstable with arrival of thunderstorms starting from the north from Tuesday 24 May. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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