Overview

• Italy’s civil protection placed parts of Lombardy under a red hydrogeological alert for Thursday, with orange alerts extended across large areas of Piedmont and Liguria.
• Milan closed public parks, activated its municipal operations center, and is monitoring the Seveso and Lambro for potential overflow with officials cautioning about possible evacuations.
• Forecasts call for 100–150 mm of rain in 24 hours in affected zones with local peaks up to 200–300 mm, violent thunderstorms, and wind gusts near 90 km/h, raising risks of flash floods and landslides.
• Operational disruptions include the closure of the Stelvio Pass and a landslide blocking the SS21 della Maddalena in Cuneo province, as authorities urge residents to limit travel in high‑risk areas.
• Sardinia faces extreme heat near 40°C with high wildfire danger, and forecasters expect a gradual easing of northern conditions by the weekend with another Atlantic disturbance possible around September 1.