Il weather in Italy will be volatile and unstable global landscape this weekend: Saturday the bad weather will hit the South especially with widespread rain, while Sunday there will be an improvement almost everywhere, with large clearings and more stable weather. This first weekend of February anticipates a month which, according to initial forecasts, could see a return of winter with new disturbances and falling temperatures.
Weekend Weather: Bad Weather in the South on Saturday, Better Weather on Sunday
The weekend forecast for Saturday, January 31st, will see widespread bad weather in the South, particularly in Sicily, Sardinia, and Calabria, with heavy and persistent rain. The rest of the South will be cloudy with intermittent showers, while cloud cover will increase in the Center and North, with localized fog in the Po Valley and snow on mountains above 1000 meters. The Triveneto region will instead expect sunny spells. On Sunday, February 1st, the weather will improve almost everywhere, with clearer skies and little residual rain in the central-lower Adriatic Sea and the South; Tyrrhenian Sicily will remain the exception. Temperatures will remain stable, while snow will continue to affect the central mountains between 700 and 900 meters and the higher southern areas, between 1200 and 1400 meters.
Weather, more bad weather: new disturbances and snow reaching the plains
A start February Italy will be hit by another storm again. Monday February 2 The bad weather will mainly affect the Northwest, with rain increasing until it becomes intense in the evening and snow falling almost to the plains in Piedmont, while the rest of the North and Tuscany will see cloudy skies and worsening conditions by the evening. Tuesday February 3 The low pressure system will extend, bringing widespread rain and heavy snowfall above 1.200 metres in the Alps, heavy downpours in Liguria, Tuscany and Friuli Venezia Giulia, and worsening conditions in northern Sardinia, while central and southern Italy will remain more stable and mild.
Wednesday February 4 The bad weather will also reach the South with thunderstorms, while in the North the snow level will rise in the Alps due to the sirocco winds, with significant accumulations in the eastern and northeastern Alps. Thursday February 5 It will remain unstable, with rain in the plains, snow in the mountains, and temperatures returning to normal; winds will shift from the west. The following weekend could also bring another round of bad weather.
Weather, will it really get cold again in February?
The weather in Italy could become very cold in the second half of FebruaryAfter February 10-12, an influx of Arctic-continental air could reach the country, bringing a drop in temperatures and snowfall even to low altitudes. Interaction with Atlantic moisture could generate widespread rain and Mediterranean cyclones, heralding a wintry and snowy second half of the month, with a return of the truly cold weather to Italy.
It is a trend to be confirmed, but the signs point to a cold and snowy second part of February.
