Overview
- On Wednesday, intense rain focused on the Tyrrhenian side with eastern Liguria and upper Tuscany forecast to receive about 250 mm on top of roughly 200 mm already fallen.
- Meteorologists say localized totals could exceed 400 mm within a few days, an amount near three months of typical rainfall for the area.
- A cyclone developing between France and Italy on Thursday is expected to drive new widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms across much of the Center‑North.
- Tuscany is under an orange civil‑protection alert with school closures in Livorno and Carrara, while Basilicata, Calabria, Umbria and Sicily are on yellow alert.
- Forecasts point to a brief improvement on Friday as the system shifts east, with a return to unsettled conditions possible over the weekend.