Afa, the anticyclone Cerberus arrives throughout Italy today.Which are the hottest cities (with peaks of 48 degrees)

The record will be reached in Sardinia.The heaviest days are Tuesday and Wednesday

The African anticyclone Cerberus will be responsible, in the next few hours, for one of the strongest heat waves in recent decades.It left the Sahara desert and arrived in Italy two days ago, touching the southern regions.Yesterday it spread to the central ones and today it will occupy the entire Peninsula.Decimomannu, a municipality of 8 thousand souls 15 kilometers from Cagliari – explains today The Corriere della Sera – will be the hottest municipality in Italy, with peaks of 48 degrees.

The hottest days and the most affected regions

The heaviest days will be Tuesday the eleventh and Wednesday the twelveth.Everywhere the highs will be above 33 degrees (except on the coasts).A brief respite between 13 and 14 July, with temperatures dropping slightly by two or three degrees, but then the heat will strike again in the Center and South and in Emilia-Romagna.How long will it last?There's a bit of resigning to do.For the whole month the air mass coming from the Sahara will station over the Mediterranean.In the middle of the week, the hottest region will be Sardinia with peaks above 42 degrees, followed by peaks of 40 degrees in Tuscany, Campania (inland) and Puglia;from 37-38 degrees in Piedmont, Lombardy (west), Emilia, Lazio (some inland areas) and from 35-36 degrees in the hinterland of Sicily and Calabria (Cosenza).What worries us besides the day is the night.High lows will be above 23 degrees.