African heat until mid-August, peaks over 45 ° C: that’s where

From Sunday until August 15th, Italy will be hit by an imposing wave of African heat, with temperatures that can reach peaks of over 45 ° C in the southern regions. We will most likely have to deal with the hottest and most general heat wave this season. The team of the site www.ilmeteo.it reports that a vast sub-tropical high pressure field will stretch from the interior of the Sahara to embrace a large part of the Mediterranean basin. In addition to guaranteeing extreme atmospheric stability, with lots of sun all over Italy, the real news concerns the thermal values: the incoming air mass promises to be nothing short of hot with temperatures up to 28/30 ° C at 1500 meters high (the altitude that is usually used by experts to evaluate the mass of air). In practice this could translate into maximum temperatures up to over 45 ° C in the South and on the two Major Islands. Indeed, in inland areas of Sicily and on the board of Puglia this value could even be exceeded. We are talking about anomalies ranging from 5 to over 10 ° C more than the reference climatological averages, in short, we are facing an extreme event with few precedents.This time the heat will also reach the northern regions, which remained for most of the summer under the clutches of thunderstorms, with values ​​that will go well beyond 36/37 ° C in many cities of the plains. The team of the website www.ilmeteo.it warns that the hottest phase is expected between Thursday 12 and Saturday 14, when we will reach the peak of this which promises to be the hottest and most general blaze of summer 2021. In detail Saturday 7 August: in the North, scattered rains and thunderstorms, with thunderstorms and hail. In the Center: stable and sunny weather. In the South, all sun. Sunday 8 August: in the North, some residual rain on the Alps and Prealps, sun prevailing elsewhere. In the center: all sun. In the South: ample sunshine. Monday 9 August: in the North, isolated thunderstorms in the Eastern Alps. Sun elsewhere. Center: alternation between clouds and bright spells. In the South: prevailing good weather, very hot.