Overview

• The African anticyclone Pluto has driven daytime temperatures to 38–40 °C across Italy, marking values 7–8 °C above June normals.
• The zero thermal line has risen above 5,300 meters, overtopping Mont Blanc’s 4,806 m summit and signalling extreme atmospheric warming.
• Tropical nights with lows above 20 °C are compounding heat stress in urban areas and straining emergency services.
• Italian civil protection has issued red-level alerts for 21 cities while Spain, Portugal, Greece and France maintain high-heat warnings.
• Meteorological models anticipate a North Atlantic disturbance around July 7–8 that could bring thunderstorms and hail before high pressure returns.