Heatwave Alert: Rome's Rising Temperatures

The summer season is arriving, and the first heatwaves are heavily affecting daily temperatures. In Rome, thermometers will reach unusual values, hitting peaks of 36 degrees. For this reason, the Ministry of Health has marked the capital with an orange alert due to the heat and 'climatic conditions that may pose a risk to the health of the population.' According to Lorenzo Tredici, meteorologist at 'IlMeteo.it': 'It's not just a few hours of heat: the atmospheric structure fueling this hot phase seems set to last at least until the weekend, with temperatures well above average. The Italian summer will increasingly resemble a North African season, more like that of the Maghreb than the typically Mediterranean one.' However, this intense heat is expected to calm down starting Monday, June 16, when cooler air descending from Northern Europe could bring some relief. Relief that, Tredici states, 'could come at the cost of extreme phenomena, such as violent storms and local downpours, fueled by the heat accumulated in previous days.' Temperatures in Rome: Already today, Wednesday, June 11, the thermometer in the capital will reach 35 degrees. However, from tomorrow, the situation will worsen further, with peaks up to 36 degrees. It will then fluctuate between 34 and 35 during the day on Friday, June 13, with the weekend giving no respite. As expected, a slight drop should occur next week: on Monday, June 16, 32 degrees are forecast. On Tuesday, June 17, it will be 31 degrees. The African anticyclone Scipione: The heat will be caused by the anticyclone fueled by exceptionally hot winds rising from the heart of the Sahara. As IlMeteo.it explains, they will be drawn by the presence of an Atlantic trough with its center west of the United Kingdom, but pushing its wide meshes as far as the Iberian Peninsula. It is a classic summer configuration, characterizing the heatwaves that involve Italy, especially in July and August.