Overview
- Authorities kept yellow weather alerts in five regions as very low temperatures and strong winds persisted across parts of the country.
- High winds and rough seas cut off Ischia, Procida and Capri, while ferry routes were canceled or rerouted and some ITA Airways flights diverted in Sardinia.
- Regional monitors reported extreme gusts, including 120 km/h in Catanzaro, with Sardinia logging blasts above 100 km/h and fresh mountain snow.
- Meteorologists described the outbreak as a rare cold event for this century, with recent lows down to -23.1°C on the Asiago plateau and widespread subzero readings.
- Copernicus/Eumetsat data showed near‑record European snow cover, and forecasters expect cold nights to continue before a midweek Atlantic disturbance brings new precipitation and Alpine snow.