Overview

• The Ministry of Health bulletin designates Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin at red flag level on June 26, marking the most severe heat risk.
• Twelve additional cities, including Ancona, Milan, Naples, Rome and Venice, are set to carry orange flags indicating moderate heat danger for susceptible groups.
• Five Piedmont provinces—Turin, Biella, Cuneo, Novara and Vercelli—are under red flag conditions today with daytime highs reaching up to 37°C.
• A red flag corresponds to a level three heat risk, which can adversely affect healthy and active individuals, not only the elderly or those with chronic conditions.
• ARPA Piemonte forecasts mainly clear skies with possible scattered thunderstorms over alpine and foothill areas in the afternoon and evening.