Italy is in a for a scorching few days with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees and a string of tropical and muggy nights especially in central and northern parts, weathermen warned Wednesday.
The African anticyclone has reached all of southern Europe, bringing high pressure and heat between France and central and northern Italy, similar to what happened in the summer of 2003, according to Lorenzo Tedici, meteorologist and media director for iLMeteo.it..
From Morocco to Spain, France, and central and northern Italy, he said, temperatures are widely exceeding 40°C, with peaks in France, especially of 12°C above average, and 44°C in August, setting new national records.
In Italy, Tedici continued, heat records are being broken, particularly at night, with minimum temperatures not falling below 30°C.
A very rare event, but one that, for example, in Liguria, brought a low of 32.5°C in Alassio, a chic resort near Genoa.
