Overview
- Civil protection issued yellow alerts today for Umbria, Abruzzo, Lazio, Calabria and coastal Campania.
- Forecasters expect overnight lows to plunge further between Sunday and Monday, with Arctic minima from Valle d’Aosta to the Dolomites and values near −25°C in Timau and −19°C in Tarvisio.
- Recent readings already include −23.1°C on the Asiago plateau and −20°C at Livigno, with −9.3°C reported in the Prato area and widespread subzero values across central and northern cities.
- From midweek, a strong Atlantic disturbance is expected to bring heavy rain starting in the northwest and abundant Alpine snowfall, possibly down to relatively low elevations, according to meteorologist Mattia Gussoni.
- Copernicus and EUMETSAT report nearly 8 million km² of Europe under snow cover, while Storm Goretti has hit western countries with hurricane‑force gusts, power outages and flight cancellations.