Hot and muggy on Italy, but watch out for thunderstorms: that’s where

The African anticyclone is imposing itself with ever greater determination on the whole of Italy: in the coming days we will see a real escalation of heat and mugginess in many regions. However, some thunderstorms may affect some parts of Northern Italy. The team of the ilmeteo.it website announces that between Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 the weather will remain decidedly warm and sunny especially in the Center-South, with increasingly warm temperatures. space for the formation of various clouds, especially close to the western alpine and pre-alpine reliefs, where thunderstorms will be the protagonists in the hottest hours, locally extending to the adjacent lowland areas. Local thunderstorms will not even be excluded on the central-northern Apennine ridge. Despite these slight uncertainties, it will continue to be hot, first of all in the Po Valley, with peaks of 33-34 ° C; the heat combined with the high humidity levels will be particularly annoying.The team of the ilmeteo.it site warns that starting from Friday 18 and throughout the weekend the presence of a low pressure vortex over Spain will favor a further call of hot air African to Italy and in particular to the Center-South and on the two major islands. In these sectors the heat will reach very high values, with temperature peaks even close to 40 ° C in the inland areas of Sardinia and Sicily. Also in the Center the thermal values ​​will be able to make a further albeit limited step forward, while in the North the presence of the Iberian vortex will be felt more, capable of bringing greater uncertainty on the weather front and with less scorching temperatures. Only in Emilia will it be possible to record higher values ​​due to the winds from the Apennines. IN DETAIL Tuesday 15: in the North, partly cloudy sky everywhere. Isolated rain showers close to the Western Alps. In the center: ample sunshine. In the South: clear skies and warm weather Wednesday 16: in the North: some thunderstorms on the central-western Alps and Prealps. Middle: alternation between clouds and bright spells in a dry context. In the South: stable and sunny weather Thursday 17: in the North: thunderstorms in the western Alpine sectors, sunshine elsewhere Center: temporal blocks along the Apennine reliefs. in the South: good stable and sunny weather everywhere.