Rain, wind, snow: the Befana brings the cold to the weekend

A cold perturbation of northern European origin is preparing to affect Italy with gradually stronger rainfall, subsequently it will erupt arctic air over the whole of Italy. The team of the site www.iLMeteo.it warns that in the next few hours rains spread from the Northwest (especially Liguria and Lombardy) will move towards the Northeast where a cyclonic vortex will form. During the evening and night the low pressure will attract violent winds from Bora and then Grecale, further aggravating the weather situation in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Emilia Romagna. Snow will fall abundantly on all the Dolomites and the eastern Alps in the valley as well, while it could also make its appearance on the northeastern plains, accompanied by strong winds. The disturbance will also extend to Tuscany, Umbria and at times even to Lazio. On the day of the Epiphany, Italy will be lashed by cold northern winds that will cause temperatures to drop even by 15 ° C at 1500m altitude. The weather will be unstable especially in the Center with scattered rains and snowfalls in the hills, in the North the sun will return after the morning instability in Emilia (flakes up to Bologna). It’s not over yet. Over the course of the weekend, the cold air will continue to blow over all the regions, the precipitation will affect the South on Saturday, while on Sunday a new disturbance will reach the Center with rain and snow at lower and lower altitudes and even on the Adriatic coasts in the night. IN DETAIL Wednesday 5th. In the north: bad weather from West to East, strong in the Northeast, in the night snow on the plains. Center: showers on Tuscany, Umbria and locally on Lazio and Sardinia. In the south: a bit unstable in Campania. Thursday 6. In the north: in the morning snow in Emilia, but it gets better soon, then all sun. Center: unstable at times. In the south: some rain on the Tyrrhenian coasts. Friday 7. In the north: sunny. Center: dry and often sunny. In the south: some rain in Sicily and on the Ionian sectors. Sunday new disturbance with widespread snow on the Adriatic coasts.