Weather, snow and frost on the way: winter is back

A cyclone arriving from Russia will bring lots of snow to the Apennines. If very little snow has fallen during the whole winter, this time it will all come together. Snow accumulations will be very important, around 50-70 cm between Basse Marche, Abruzzo and Molise. Attention also to the abundant snow expected in Basilicata, with Matera on the border between rain and snow: the City of Sassi is already wonderful, but when it is covered with a soft white mantle it becomes even more beautiful. Turning to proverbs, we really like to present this less famous saying: Carnival with the sun, soft Easter. It means that, if there will be the sun at Carnival, then at Easter it could rain: the good news is that if the proverb was right, popular wisdom, then in the Center-South Easter could be decidedly sunny and with good weather! , Mattia Gussoni, meteorologist of the site www.ILMeteo.it, warns for the next few hours against possible inconvenience to traffic due to heavy snowfalls. The most difficult movements are foreseen on the Apennine ridge between Abruzzo, Molise and the Tyrrhenian side. Prudence! The weather forecasts, in fact, indicate a rapid deterioration, moving in these hours from the Marche to Abruzzo and then towards Molise and Basilicata: in these regions we will have snowfall up to low hill altitudes, and during the most intense phenomena white flakes on the Adriatic coasts are not excluded. Today, the worst of the weekend, will therefore also see heavy rains in the Center-South, except in Tuscany where the Tramontana will sweep away the clouds. The wind will be strong throughout the Center-South and the maximum temperatures are expected to drop by even 15 ° C compared to yesterday. In the North the situation is much better, with ample sunshine.This Saturday 26 February will be remembered as the Snow Carnival of 2022, or in the annals of meteorology we will archive it as the White Scherzo or the Snow Mask. Whatever happens, even on Sunday there will be moderate snowfalls, residual, on the same areas. we can say: welcome Snow! And already proclaim the most beautiful costume: that of the ‘Snow Princess’, the beautiful girl donated by the Snow Queen to Chiomadoro, according to the famous and sweet legend of Trentino. IN DETAIL: Saturday 26. In the north: sun, cold and winds of Bora and Grecale. In the center: bad weather with snow up to low altitudes between Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Molise with abundant accumulations. In the south: worsening during the day with snow at hilly altitudes and wind. Sunday 27. In the north: sun and gradually lessening winds. In the center: still bad weather between Basse Marche, Abruzzo and Molise with snow at low altitudes. In the south: cyclone still active with cold, wind and widespread precipitation, snow at hilly altitudes. Monday 28. In the north: sun. Center: prevailing sun except for clouds over Abruzzo and Molise, windy. In the south: windy with recent thickening, possible snowfall in the evening on the Apulian coasts. Coming back of the anticyclone with more sunny days, cold in the morning in the center-south.