The heat doesn't let up, but from the middle of the month autumn arrives with rain and a drop in temperature

The exceptional heat also affected Spain with peaks of 38°C, England, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia

BOLOGNA – “The African anticyclone doesn't give up, after those on Sunday New heat records are expected across half of Europe. From the middle of the month autumn advances with the return of rain and a drop in temperature", 3bmeteo.com reports.“The new week will be practically summer in Italy due to the subtropical anticyclone which will continue to station itself over half of Europe;This anomalous phase is thus prolonged with exceptional heat.After those on Sunday, new heat records are expected until Tuesday with the autumn rains still postponed".

The new exceptional heat wave for the period has begun to extend towards Italy after bringing record heat to France, Spain and England. On Sunday, temperatures in Northern Italy reached high peaks for October with peaks of 32-34°C.The records of the month were broken in Piacenza, Turin, Bologna, Cuneo, to name a few.“We cannot talk about 'October' - he continues - because this refers to a stable phase with mild but short-lived temperatures.Here, however, we are faced with an anomalous situation, typically summer, both in terms of intensity and duration.Temperatures are also 10-12°C higher than the typical averages for the period."

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The sequence of heat waves that are hitting Western Europe is impressive, in particular France where on Sunday numerous monthly temperature records were brokeni, even by a wide margin.This heat wave adds to the others that have been recurring in the nation for at least two months.The exceptional heat affected also Spain with peaks of 38°C, England, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia where even night temperatures, above 20°C, were well above the average maximum temperatures.The summer anticyclone will tend to weaken from mid-week coinciding with an initial drop in temperatures;but the real change it won't be immediate and we will have to wait until the middle of the month when the train of disturbances is expected to advance southwards and the return of the rains starting from Northern Italy with temperatures further decreasing, they conclude from 3bmeteo.