Heat spike but storms attack over the weekend: here’s where

In a few hours we will reach the peak of this new African heat wave. The maximum temperatures will break through 40 ° C in Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria and will even touch peaks of 44-45 ° C in Sicily (province of Syracuse), explains the team of the website www.iLMeteo.it informing that “starting from Friday the the great African heat will decrease decisively in the southern peninsular regions, will continue to resist, albeit more attenuated, in Sicily with maximum values ​​not exceeding 36-37 ° C in many cities and areas. Less intense heat instead in the Center-North with no more than 32 ° C over most cities “. “However, the weather is about to change, at least temporarily – experts warn – Over the course of the weekend, cooler air of North Atlantic origin will be able to scratch the northernmost part of the anticyclone. The mixing of fresh air with the very hot one present in the lower strata. it will create a deadly mix for the formation of sometimes violent thunderstorms. It will be Sunday that will become the scene of hailstorms, sudden gusts of wind and local flash floods (especially in the Alpine and pre-Alpine sectors). If everything is confirmed in many areas in a few hours the amount of rain that usually falls in two months could fall. “IN DETAILS Wednesday 30. In the north: thunderstorms on the reliefs of Lombardy and Triveneto, local up to the plains of Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Center: mostly sunny. In the south: very hot, more clouds over Sicily and Calabria. Thursday 1 July. In the north: afternoon thunderstorms on the Triveneto, local also in the plains. In the center: prevailing sun. In the south: good weather and less hot. Friday 2. In the north: isolated storms on the Alpine borders of the Triveneto, sun elsewhere. Middle: good weather. In the south: sunny, less hot. Saturday evening thunderstorms in the Northeast Alps, Sunday thunderstorms in the north, even strong.