If you are already thinking about a nice trip to the Christmas markets on December 8th, you might want to rethink your plans. Immaculate Conception weekend forecast, in fact, announce a decidedly unfriendly climate, With the 'winter making its entrance to the sound of rain, cold, stormy winds and snow. Antonio Sanòfounder of iLMeteo.it, confirms: “We expect strong winds, storm surges, heavy rain, snowfall on the mountains and a sharp drop in temperatures”. In short, it will be the classic winter “welcome”.
Immaculate weather, when will it get worse?
Il worsening will begin on the afternoon of Saturday 7 December, to then reach his culmination sunday 8. The cause? A textbook meteorological combination. A cyclonic vortex coming from the North Atlantic, fed by polar currents, will reach the North Sea, rapidly deepening and heading towards the Mediterranean. It will be joined by a second vortex already forming over Italy. Moral of the story: plenty of rain and winds which will blow at over 100 km/h, especially on the Tyrrhenian coasts and the islands, with storm surges that should not be underestimated.
Snow is coming: where will the flakes fall?
La Snow will first appear on the Alps and the central-northern Apennines, descending to altitudes below 1000 metres. North part, snow is expected to start falling from 600-700 metres, with the possibility of some flakes reaching the Emilian plains if the conditions are particularly favourable. downtown, instead, snowfall will decrease starting from 900 meters, covering a good part of the Apennine reliefs. Further south, the flakes will arrive starting from 1200-1300 meters, especially affecting the Apennine peaks, where the snow will contribute to making the mountain landscape even more suggestive. With the arrival of these snowfalls, thewinter will make itself felt, bringing with it an atmosphere of cold and beauty to be enjoyed.
Le rainfallInstead, they will hit the whole peninsula a bit, with a worsening that will extend from the North to the Center-South. temperatureand, already decreasing since the end of Saturday, will make the climate particularly harsh in the Centre-North and in Sardinia.
Let's see in detail what the Immaculate Conception weekend has in store.
Weather forecast Saturday 7th December: first signs of change
Saturday 7th December, the The day will start with dry weather again, but the change will start to be felt already in the afternoon. The bad weather will be felt in decisively starting from the North-West, where the first rains will arrive by the evening, with snowfall falling to 600-700 metres in the Alps. The worsening will extend progressively towards the Center, with Tuscany and Sardinia seeing the first showers in the afternoon, while in Lazio the weather will become more unstable in the evening, with intense thunderstorms at night. In South, instead, the rains will be more isolated, but a more significant worsening will arrive during the night in the Tyrrhenian regions. Starting from the evening, the winds will increase in intensity, bringing gusts of up to 100 km/h and storm surges with high waves. Temperatures will drop across the entire Peninsula, especially in the North.
Weather Sunday 8 December: the Immaculate Conception storm
Sunday, December 8th, the bad weather will reach its peak, with an active cyclonic vortex over the central Mediterranean which will bring conditions of strong instability throughout the territoryThe low pressure vortex fed by cold air, positioned over the central regions, will cause heavy rains, strong winds and snowfall that will fall down to the hilly altitudes North part, with snow that could also reach the Po Valley, particularly in the areas of western Emilia. downtown, showers and thunderstorms will affect Tuscany, Lazio, Umbria and Sardinia, with snow on the Apennines at altitudes between 700 and 900 metres. South, the Tyrrhenian area will be the most affected, in particular Campania, Calabria and southern Sicily, where heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected. Even the winds will continue to strengthen, with strong gusts of Mistral, Libeccio and Sirocco, creating storm surges along the entire coast. Temperatures will drop further with harsh weather amplified by the windchill effect.
Monday 9 December: partial truce
The beginning of the week will offer a temporary improvement in the North and in the Center, while the South, especially the Tyrrhenian side, will remain under theinfluence of showers and thunderstormsTemperatures will remain cold, with minimums below normal and a decidedly wintery climate across the entire territory.
The disturbance December issue 3 cwill continue to influence Europe, with a further wave of bad weather expected between December 10 and 12. Below-average temperatures and cold winds will keep Italy in a typically wintery context.
