While Italy is in the grip of the heat, England isweather warning for the risk of lightning In the south of the country. The alert was issued by the British Meteorological Office (Met), which urged the population to stay at home in view of the forthcoming rain and thunderstorms.
The Flash Alert
It’s an unusual warning, but one that’s necessary, according to Met experts, as numerous lightning strikes could hit the country’s northern regions. Great Britain has registered in the last few days temperatures Record for seasonal average, with peaks of 33 in Suffolk. However, since yesterday there has been a drop of 10-15 degrees due to a cold front coming in from the north. Meteorologist Becky Mitchell advised “to go back indoors when you’re outdoors, stay away from power lines or anything that could potentially be struck by lightning.” If you are in an exposed location, stay close to the ground and away from anything that may conduct lightning discharge.”
The weather in Europe
The weather conditions in the rest of Europe are no less abnormal. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, many places in Switzerland scored a night tropical climate, with temperatures of 20 degrees and more. Regions where the Favonio wind was blowing were hardest hit, as Srf Meteo, the Swiss weather office, emphasized on Twitter. This morning at 4.20 a.m. the mercury column in Gersau (Schwyz) still showed 28 degrees, in Altdorf (Uri) 27.3, in Oberriet / Kriessern (St. Gallen) 26.3 and in Evionnaz (Valais) 26.2. Today the maximum temperatures should be between 32 and 36 degrees. According to Srf Meteo, it is not excluded that the threshold of 37 degrees will be exceeded in the afternoon: a new record for a month of June.
In France, where in recent days thered alert The worst of the abnormal heat wave appears to be over. About fifty departments in the center and northeast of the country are still on orange alert, while thirty-two are on yellow alert due to the risk of flooding, thunderstorms, rain or strong winds. “An early and intense heatwave is underway over a large part of the eastern part of the country – wrote Météo France in the daily bulletin – with a sharp deterioration in the weather for tonight from New Aquitaine to Ile-de-France”.