• Winter in spring: Italy under the snow and the freezing wind
  • Peak temperatures and snow. In Umbria and Marche in the grip of the cold the earthquake zones

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March 25, 2020 Polar temperatures in the mountains and in the north, snow from Tuscany to Sardinia, water bomb in Linosa, heavy thunderstorms in Sicily, storm winds in many areas and in Trieste the bora has touched 106 kilometers per hour.

Until Friday Italy will still be in the middle of winter, only for the calendar is spring. For the third consecutive day, the peninsula was whipped by strong and icy winds, low altitude snow and downpours. And the situation will not improve tomorrow either, especially in the central and southern regions. The gale winds will blow from north and south, as the rains will also be of strong intensity, while snowfalls are expected above 500/700 meters. Civil protection has extended the alert for tomorrow too. According to meteorologists, spring will have to wait for the weekend.

The tail of winter hit Piedmont, where a minimum of -16.6 was recorded last night at almost 3000 meters in the Sommeiller, above Bardonecchia (Turin); -15.9 in Ceresole Reale, in the Gran Paradiso park, -14.7 in Balme (Turin), -13 in Sampeyre (Cuneo) and Alagna Valsesia (Vercelli) -12.2 in Macugnaga (VCO). But it was also very cold in the cities: -2.1 in Asti, -0.1 in Alessandria; in the center of Turin minimum of 1.3, on the hill below zero thermometer. In many regions the landscapes already desolate due to the absence of people around due to the provisions due to the Coronavirus emergency have been made even more surreal by the snow: the entire hinterland of the Marche has been covered including the earthquake zones of Macerata and the Piceno.

Snow and sub-zero temperatures also on the Umbria-Marche Apennines. Castelluccio di Norcia and Monte Vettore have been completely whitewashed. Snowy awakening also for different centers. Like Assisi, with the suggestive scenery of the Basilicas, and the center of Perugia.

Still snow, even at low altitude, and still wind over the whole of Tuscany, especially in Arezzo where the first real snowfall of the year occurred. Yellow alert for wind and snow above 500-700 meters in Lazio. Temperatures around zero in the countries of the interior of Sardinia and in Upper Gallura. A few centimeters of snow fell from the early hours of the morning and covered the centers of Nuorese, Ogliastra and the peaks of Gennargentu.

In Trieste, after a day's break, the Bora has blown again with gusts of up to 106 km per hour and, according to forecasts for tomorrow, they could reach and perhaps even exceed 120 km per hour. Wind that caused interventions for cornices, roof coverings and dangerous shutters or for the fall of trees. In Calabria, the snow has put five people in trouble, who in full emergency coronavirus have moved away from their country to go and admire the white coat. All five were reported for non-compliance with anti-contagion rules.

A water bomb instead hit the small island of Linosa. Huge damage, according to the complaint by the mayor of Lampedusa and Linosa Totò Martello, with flooding in the inhabited center and the collapse of streets and surrounding walls. Damage also in other parts of Sicily, in particular in Catania due to the heavy rain that has continued to fall for two days with damage due to water infiltration in homes, flooded garages, falling plaster on buildings.

Agriculture renews its alarm cry and, against the frost, runs for cover with the lighting of controlled fires between the rows, an ancient practice - Coldiretti says - to try to increase the temperature between the vines. And tomorrow for bad weather replies.