Overview

• Circe moved into northern Italy on Friday, triggering heavy thunderstorms, hail and gusts under a yellow alert in Piemonte.
• Daytime highs have collapsed by 10–15°C nationwide as the cold front pushes out the mid-summer heatwave.
• Southern regions saw peak temperatures up to 45°C in Sicily and above 40°C in Puglia before the incoming cooler air arrives.
• Meteorological services predict an unstable pattern with further showers and storms across central and northern Italy through late July.
• Maestrale winds are expected to gust over 60 km/h in Sardinia, sweeping away the lingering African air by early next week.