Hours counted for the scorching heat?The peak in August, surprises from next weekend

When will the unbearable heat wave gripping Italy end?For the 3bmeteo meteorologist we will have to wait after August

BOLOGNA – When will this unbearable heat wave across the country end?It is the question of questions to which the meteorologist of 3bweather try to answer:perhaps we are almost at the end of the tunnel, but we need to 'hold on' until August 15th.

“TODAY 41 DEGREES IN FLORENCE, OVER 40 IN RAVENNATE”

“The intense heat wave fueled by the strengthening of the subtropical promontory has now reached its peak over large sectors of Europe.The contribution of the subsidence imparted by the anticyclone highs is added to the torrid air masses that originate from North Africa".And all this, explains the meteorologist from 3bmeteo.com Andrea Bonina, you 'feel' it, but you also 'see' it data from the last 48 hours.“They are eloquent:if on Sunday the freezing point exceeded 5,200 meters on the vertical of the Alps, today peaks of 41 degrees in Florence, in some Umbria-Marche valleys and in Sardinia, over 39-40 in the Ravenna area, in the Veronese and Rodigino areas and in the provinces of Frosinone and Benevento, 38 in Bologna and up to 36-37 in Rome and Milan.As evidence of the extension and extent of the anomalies on a continental scale", beyond the Alps the 43 degrees in some places in France are exceptional and the over 20 in the Svalbard Islands, in the Norwegian Arctic, "an absolute record for the month of August" , highlights Bonina.But something is about to happen.

“SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT DAYS BUT STILL SCORING HEAT”

“In the next few days the dominance of the anticyclone over the Mediterranean will be marginally disturbed by infiltrations of cooler and more humid air of Atlantic origin at high altitudes of the troposphere", explains the expert in a note from 3bmeteo.com.The sun will still shine in Italy with intense heat in the plains and coastal areas, while in the Alps, Prealps and Apennines there will be "some brief and sudden thunderstorms", especially in the afternoon. Temperatures, although slightly decreasing, will remain three to six degrees above seasonal averages: therefore, "still muggy and high indices of bioclimatic discomfort in the large inhabited centers and along the coasts affected by sea breezes, while in the internal areas scorching heat will prevail with temperature peaks between 35 and 38 degreesthe".

The trend of tropical nights will continue (characterized, by definition, by temperatures constantly above the threshold of 20 degrees) in the Po Valley and in the Centre-South.“The interference of the Atlantic currents will increase in the second part of the week.The days of 15 and 16 August will most likely be affected by the transit of stratiform clouds and occasional rain showers passing over Piedmont, Liguria, the upper Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia;Furthermore, some heat storms will still be possible in the Alpine sectors.

“IN THE NEXT WEEKEND THERE COULD BE A STOP TO THE AFRICAN HORNS”

To follow, over the next weekend, a first important stop to the African heat could materialize with a significant drop in temperatures on values ​​more in line with the norm and the return of conditions of atmospheric instability starting from the Centre-North", highlights Bonina.But it is "a trend line that needs confirmation, with timing and effects still to be defined in the next updates", conclude from 3bmeteo.com