A phase of bad weather affects Italy in this first week of March with a low pressure vortex currently moving over the central Mediterranean. Rain and thunderstorms will mainly affect the Central-Southern regions in the next few hours, while in the North the situation will temporarily improve.
Colder climate but with temperatures still around the average for the period and snow which also made its appearance in the Apennines.
In the Alps, especially in the western sectors, very heavy snowfall with accumulations of fresh snow locally exceeding one metre.
These are the latest updates from the Italian Weather Center which indicate a week of instability with scattered rain and showers in the coming days when the Mediterranean will still be a crossroads of disturbed impulses. Next weekend could also see a new worsening of the weather arriving from the west.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY IN THE NORTH
In the morning, cloudy skies with scattered precipitation, snow on the mountains above 1100 metres. In the afternoon, residual precipitation with snow on the Romagna Apennines above 1400 metres, dry variability elsewhere. In the evening the weather will generally improve, with clear or slightly cloudy skies.
IN THE CENTER
Compact cloudiness in the morning with light/moderate precipitation passing through. Snow on the mountains from 900-1000 meters. No significant changes are expected in the afternoon with snow levels rising slightly. In the evening, more rainfall between Marche and Abruzzo, with snow in the Apennines at 1100-1200 metres; it gets better at night.
IN THE SOUTH AND ON THE ISLANDS
Widespread bad weather in the morning with rain and thunderstorms, especially in Puglia. Snow in the Apennines from 1000 meters. In the afternoon, more scattered precipitation with snow from 1000-1100 meters. No substantial changes are expected in the evening, with intense phenomena expected in Sicily and improving weather in Sardinia. Minimum and maximum temperatures stable or decreasing.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW IN THE NORTH
In the morning skies at times overcast with precipitation between Liguria, Lombardy and Friuli. In the afternoon it worsens with widespread weak or moderate rainfall. In the evening heavy rains in all areas; snow decreasing during the night up to around 700-1100 meters in the Alps and northern Apennines.
IN THE CENTER
In the morning, overcast skies on the Tyrrhenian slopes, clear or slightly cloudy elsewhere. In the afternoon, instability with showers in Tuscany, Umbria and the Apennines between Lazio and Abruzzo, here with snow from 1600-1700 metres. In the evening there will still be residual rainfall on Tuscany, Umbria and the Abruzzo coasts. It gets better at night.
IN THE SOUTH AND ON THE ISLANDS
In the morning light rainfall in Puglia, Calabria and Sicily, variable elsewhere. No significant changes are expected in the afternoon, with some clearing in Sardinia. In the evening, precipitation persists in the peninsular regions, drier at night. Minimum temperatures stable or increasing in the centre-south, decreasing in the north; highs rising across the entire peninsula.