An Italian summer is finally on its way

But not before a few stormy days in the centre-north…

Then from Wednesday, temperatures in the centre-south will start to creep up, reaching up to 34 degrees Celsius in some places and as high as 42 in parts of Sicily.

Photo: Il Meteo.it

The north will not be spared the effects of the so-called Scipio, an anticyclone that will travel up from Africa over the coming days, either, with temperatures in the north-west regions reaching highs of 27 degrees Celsius from Thursday.

All of this comes ahead of the official start of summer, which this years begins on June 20th.