Overview

• The Aeronautica Militare forecasts largely clear skies for Thursday with warmer highs in the North and only isolated showers over mountain areas and Sicily.
• iLMeteo expects an anomalous warm spell to peak over the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 34°C in parts of Italy.
• The late-season heat is projected to run about 8°C above average in Italy, with even larger departures reported for parts of central Europe.
• From Monday 22 September, model guidance points to a perturbation arriving from Spain, France and Switzerland that could bring rain and thunderstorms, starting in the northwest.
• Forecasters anticipate a subsequent temperature drop of up to around 10°C between Tuesday and Thursday as showers and storms spread unevenly across regions.