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The winter phase fully affects Italy in these last days of November. According to meteorologist Mario Giuliacci, the country is being hit by two different cores of cold air originating from the poles: the first has arrived and will continue to influence the weather until November 28, while the second will reach the peninsula on Sunday, thus extending its impact until Monday December 1.
Rain will fall frequently but its distribution will be irregular, the expert explained in a video on his YouTube channel MeteoGiuliacci. On Tuesday the bad weather will mainly affect Triveneto and most of the South-Central region, while on Wednesday the rainfall will focus on Romagna, the central Tyrrhenian region and Sardinia. On Thursday, disturbed waves will slide towards the Central and Southern Adriatic regions, and this will also continue on Friday. Instead, this will be a drought-dominated phase in the Northwest region, and will continue to be on the verge of worsening conditions. New disturbances are expected between November 30 and December 1, with more rain in Emilia-Romagna and the central region.
The cold air will also ensure a heavy return of snow. The Alps will see snowfall up to the hilly heights, starting tomorrow and again on Tuesday. Between Wednesday and Thursday the bad weather will reach the Apennines, especially on the Adriatic side, where the flakes will fall at low altitudes. Light snowfall is expected on Friday in Lucania and Calabria, while new snowfall in the western Alps cannot be ruled out on November 30.
The drop in temperatures will be especially noticeable in the North, where widespread snow is expected between Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th. Therefore, Italy is bracing for a week of severe winter weather, with snow, rain and a drop in temperatures to mark the transition into December.
