the turning point date –

Accustomed to the overwhelming heat of the last few weeks, it is almost strange to perceive the effects of a drastic drop in temperatures. With the beginning of the new week and the start of the last phase of the month of August, in fact, a clear change of pace has been recorded. Already today, in much of the territory of the Italian peninsula, a change in the meteorological picture has been recorded. This is confirmed by the experts of the site ilmeteo.it. But is summer over? We must not draw the wrong conclusions because, after hours of rain and storms, there could be a reversal of the weather trend.

Today, Monday, August 19, and tomorrow, Tuesday, August 20, will be “days to mark in red on the calendar”. “For many regions of the North and Center where dry periods will alternate with heavy rain showers, even thunderstorms, with even some possible hailstorms. Particular attention should be paid to Romagna, Marche and Abruzzo”, the team of meteorologists anticipates. Then, after 24 hours, the bad weather will travel towards the regions of the South. In the North and part of the Center, in fact, “the signs of a rapid improvement will be felt”.

Then the dramatic turn of events. From Wednesday, August 21, “the scene changes completely,” they explain. “After the passage of the cyclone and a residual instability in the South, a high pressure of subtropical origin will do everything to take back what was stolen. From Thursday 22, we will welcome back the infamous African anticyclone,” the experts continue. This means that, even if in a less rapid and worrying way, the thermometers will start recording higher temperatures again, “with maximum peaks that could reach 35°C in some areas of the South. Sicily, Calabria and Puglia,” they read.