Yellow weather alert for rain and thunderstorms in Calabria and Campania.

The Civil Protection has issued a yellow weather alert for Saturday, November 7, 2026, for the Calabria and Campania regions. The alert concerns the risk of thunderstorms, hydrogeological, and hydraulic hazards across all Tyrrhenian coastal sectors of the two regions. The disturbance, moving eastward, will lead to a period of bad weather with rain and possibly intense thunderstorms in the South.

Forecasts indicate scattered showers over Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria in the evening hours, with estimated accumulations between 5 and 15 mm. In the North and Central regions, the rain, already occurring in the morning, will quickly subside, making way from Sunday, November 8, for a significant expansion of high pressure that will bring atmospheric stability to much of Italy.

The national alert system for meteorological and hydrogeological risks is managed by the Department of Civil Protection. The yellow color indicates a level of "ordinary criticality," the first degree of alert, which signals forecasted meteorological phenomena that, while not extreme, can cause damage and disruption, especially in vulnerable areas. This system was developed to prevent emergencies such as floods and landslides.

The current situation is caused by the passage of an Atlantic disturbance front across Italy. These disturbances are common in autumn, when clashes between warm and cold air masses generate instability. The particular attention for the Tyrrhenian coasts of Calabria and Campania stems from the combination of ongoing rainfall, the terrain's conformation often prone to hydrogeological instability, and the forecast of thunderstorms that can rapidly intensify water accumulation, increasing the risks of flooding and landslides.