Italy is in the middle of one Atlantic disturbance: bad weather spread throughout the country with widespread rainbut also neve e stormy winds with gusts that will exceed 100 km/h. Here is the weather forecast for the pre-Christmas weekend.
Weather, what will the weather be like on the weekend before Christmas?
The disturbance number 5 of Decembercalled Tempesta Dionisio, continues to make its effects felt in Italy. Today, Friday 20 December 2024, widespread rainfall and winter-like weather in the Central-Southern regions where there is a drop in temperature with snowfall even below 1000 meters. Not only that, one is scheduled for the next few hours significant intensification of the winds with gusts even over 100 km/h. Also worth mentioning the arrival of cold currents of polar origin in the Northern regions with a consequent sharp drop in temperatures with values below the averages for the period. The North-West will be spared from bad weather and increased cold, where warm and dry Foehn winds will blow.
But let’s go into detail with them forecast for Friday 20 December: good weather with sun in the North-West, while alternating clouds and clear spells to the North-East. Rain and thunderstorms in Emilia Romagna, Siclia, Sardinia and in the remaining regions of Central-Southern Italy. It’s back too snow on the Apennines central-northern above 800-1000 meters and in the southern Apennines above 1000-1200 meters.
Maximum temperatures are decreasing from North to South also due to the presence of strong gusts of wind exceeding 100 km/h. On the day of Saturday 21 December Still widespread bad weather on Abruzzo, Molise, Irpinia, Puglia, Lucania, southern Calabria and northern Sicily. Strong winds should be noted in the Centre-South, while easing in the North and Tuscany. Minimum temperatures in widespread and noticeable decline, with local and weak frosts possible in the Po Valley with a climate that will become winter-like.
The weather trend for Christmas: what will the weather be like?
The Christmas week will be marked by the arrival of one new disturbance active in Italy: in particular the bad weather will be felt in the Central-Southern regions both on the day of Christmas EveTuesday 24 December, which in Christmas day (December 25). The weather forecast outlines a cold Christmas in much of the country thanks to the arrival of a cold air mass arriving from the Balkans which will be accompanied by intense winds.
The arrival of the is scheduled for Sunday 22 December disturbance number 6 of the month which will make its effects felt first in the Alps and on the border sectors between Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta with snow at rather high altitudes, starting from 1,000 metres. During the day the disturbance will also quickly reach the Centre-South considering that Monday 23 December there will be unstable weather conditions with widespread and persistent rain between Calabria and northern Sicily.
Not only that, there is also something worth mentioning strengthening of the winds with possible storm gusts in Sicily and Sardinia. The regions of Italy were excluded from this strong wave of bad weather North where a stable and dry climate is expected. In the Centre-South, the period between Christmas Eve and Christmas will be climatically unstable. At the moment the weather trend still presents margins of uncertainty for this reason we invite you as always to follow us for further updates.
