Overview

• May 27 sees residual thunderstorms and showers across northern Italy before a temporary break in instability
• An African anticyclone is forecast to build from May 29, driving daytime highs above 30 °C in central and southern regions
• Meteorological models predict the heat surge will last only a few days ahead of an incoming weather front
• The June 2 holiday weekend is likely to split between sunny, hot conditions in central-south Italy and renewed storms in the north
• Experts link the rapid swings between spring storms and early summer heat to shifting European and North African weather patterns