Overview
- Forecasts indicate a detached cold-core low will influence Italy from Saturday to Sunday, lowering temperatures and renewing widespread instability.
- Snow levels are projected to drop to roughly 600–900 meters on parts of the Alps and from about 700 meters on the Apennines, unusually low for late March.
- Alpine accumulations are expected to be locally significant above 1,500 meters, with peaks forecast around 20–30 centimeters according to Ilmeteo.it.
- Strong northeasterly winds are anticipated with very rough seas in the Ionian and the Strait of Sicily, while Liguria faces episodes of strong tramontana.
- Authorities have noted marked avalanche risk in some mountain zones, and recent cold spells already produced snow on Vesuvio and in Umbria as the unsettled phase builds.