Summer's Gradual Departure Signals Persistent Showers Throughout May: Afternoon Downpours Make Their Appearance.
Hey there! Ready for some weather talk?
Looks like those April showers have led to a pretty blooming forecast for May. According to Lorenzo Tedici, a meteorologist at www.iLMeteo.it, we're in for some continuous rain throughout the entire month. But don't pack up those barbecues just yet, fam! There's a catch.
Two factors are going to make this May a washout. Firstly, a high-pressure system from the Azores to the Barents Sea and then to northern Russia is forming. You can think of it like a big, powerful weather game-changer, setting the stage for more rain. The second factor? When there's a high-pressure weather configuration over the European polar region, a cyclonic circulation over the Mediterranean is expected—and it could stick around for weeks! That's right, folks, we're looking at a few weeks of steady showers.
ai-powered models from iLMeteo are also predicting frequent rain for May, although there's always a bit of uncertainty in the weather game. Always remember that these are trends we're talking about, not hard facts. And since we're dealing with rainstorms here, the precipitation will be thunderous, lasting only for brief moments, before giving way to sun.
So, soak up the remnants of early summer, as we're saying bye-bye to those sunny days. The stormy weather will stretch from the North to the South, with raincoats replacing beach umbrellas.
For the next few hours, the North is in for a deluge, complete with thunder, hail, and strong winds—watch out for those umbrellas! The central regions will see heavy showers, while the South will continue to hold onto some heat, with peaks of 28°C in Sicily and Calabria.
By Wednesday, storms will be pretty much confined to the North, while between Thursday and Sunday, showers will be less frequent, mainly happening in the afternoon hours. And in the next two weeks, afternoon thunderstorms will be the norm, with some relief possibly coming after the 20th of the month. Better start checking those weather forecasts regularly, folks!
One bit of good news? The African heat won't be returning anytime soon, so pack away those memories of 31°C temperatures up North.
In May 2023, we're hunkering down for a chaotic dance between the North Atlantic and Mediterranean weather systems, but rest assured, another early summer will be a distant, fond memory. So, here's to raincoats and rainbows, folks!
What's the forecast from Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8?
- Tuesday 6: North gets a drenching in many regions, Center stormy in Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, and Lazio, South mostly sunny.
- Wednesday 7: North prepares for unstable weather with rain and scattered thunderstorms, Center deals with rain and clearings, South enjoys partly cloudy skies.
- Thursday 8: North experiences unstable weather with showers and clearings, Central regions show variable weather, South is variable as well.
- Trend: pressures rising, but instability remains with thunderstorms.
On average, the weather in the given period (Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8) is expected to be unstable, with a mixture of rain, thunderstorms, and clearings. While there might be some relief in the afternoon, the overall trend suggests that raincoats should be more common than beach umbrellas in the next few days due to the continuing weather-forecasting predictions of frequent showers.
