Extreme heat splits Italy: over 44C in the south, heavy downpours in the north

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Extreme heat splits Italy: over 44C in the south, heavy downpours in the north  Italy's stifling summer heatwave continues with temperatures above 44C in the south and islands; the fifth heatwave will peak on Friday and forecasters say the muggy weather may last into September.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/28/extreme-heat-splits-italy-in-two-over-44c-in-the-south-heavy-showers-in-the-north  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The fifth heat wave reached its peak on Friday, splitting Italy into two,

00:05with temperatures in the center and south and on the islands rising above 40 degrees Celsius,

00:10a full 10 degrees above average, and severe thunderstorms expected in the north in the coming

00:16hours. Making matters worse is the humidity, which pushes the perceived temperature at least

00:215 degrees above the actual reading, as well as scorching nights, dubbed tropical,

00:26with temperatures in many cases close to 30 degrees. Despite a slight improvement forecast

00:32for the coming days, experts have warned that temperatures will remain well above seasonal

00:37norms in September. Nine cities are on red alert for the heat emergency, where health risks linked

00:43to extreme heat and humidity are significant, even for people not considered vulnerable.

00:48In urban centers including Rome, temperatures have hovered between 39 and 40 degrees Celsius,

00:54but the most critical situation has been recorded in Calabria, with peaks of 44.6 degrees.

01:01Six of those red alert cities are expected to get a brief respite over the weekend,

01:05while islands like Sicily and Sardinia are expected to continue to face peaks of 43 degrees in the

01:11coming days.

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