Italy will see a last 24 hours of bad-weather warnings, then sunny and hot weather will arrives for the Easter weekend, with thermometers reaching almost 25°C, according to Lorenzo Tedici, media meteorologist at iLMeteo.it..

"We are seeing," he says, "heavy rains in the plains capable of swelling rivers, unseasonal snowfall in the mountains, and an anomalous temperature pattern, with temperatures up to 5-7°C below the seasonal average." Today, in fact, skies remain gray and swept by strong winds, with some precipitation also expected in eastern Sardinia.

Only the northwest is benefiting from the first widespread clearings.

Starting tomorrow, cold winds will gradually ease, and skies will be mostly clear between the northern regions and Tuscany.

From Saturday, the weather will be good everywhere, with plenty of sunshine, retreating winds, and highs rising sharply to 20-21°C.