Bad weather persists over Italy: widespread rain and temperature drop

Italy is being crossed by a disturbance of North Atlantic origin, bringing widespread rainfall and a drop in temperatures. According to meteorologist Lorenzo Tedici of iLMeteo.it, precipitation is affecting the Northwest and Tuscany today, extending by evening to the entire Central-North, while the South experiences a temporary phase of stability.

On Thursday, the front will involve the entire country with heavy rainfall, particularly in eastern Liguria, northern Tuscany, and Friuli Venezia Giulia, where up to 100-150 mm of rain could accumulate within 48 hours. By Friday, the most intense phenomena will shift to the Lower Tyrrhenian Sea and remain active over the Triveneto region. Maximum temperatures will drop to 20°C in the North and 22-24°C in the Central-South.

The current severe weather marks the arrival of the first true autumn disturbance after a period of anomalous heat. This situation arose from the arrival of a low-pressure system that, after causing flooding in Spain, reached Sardinia and parts of Central Italy in recent days, renewing instability.

This was then compounded by an intense Atlantic disturbance approaching from Western Europe. The severity of the phenomenon is heightened by the temperature of the Mediterranean Sea, which is still very warm, favoring the intensification of showers and thunderstorms. The shift to cooler northern currents triggered a sharp drop in temperatures, bringing them from above-average values to, at times, below-normal levels.