Overview
- A short-lived lull is expected over parts of the Center-North on Thursday, while the Adriatic belt and the South remain unsettled with clouds, rain and low-elevation snow under strong Maestrale and rough seas.
- Siena reported an early-morning snowfall, prompting the closure of all schools as well as elderly and disability centers, with road crews addressing ice though major traffic issues were limited.
- Temperatures fell to extreme lows, including -23.1°C at Piana di Marcesina in Veneto and -19°C in Sesto in Alto Adige, with widespread subzero readings across plains and valleys.
- Firefighters carried out roughly 950 weather-related operations in Emilia-Romagna and the Marche, handling fallen trees, compromised roads and stranded vehicles as monitoring continues.
- From Friday, Libeccio winds are forecast to worsen conditions from Tuscany to Calabria with increasing rain and falling snow levels, with weekend guidance warning of heavy showers and localized flash-flood risk between Campania and Calabria and Maestrale gusts potentially above 100 km/h over Sardinia and Sicily.