Overview
- Industry groups expect about 14.3 million Italians to travel for the 2 June long weekend with roughly 93% staying inside Italy and most trips by car.
- Meteorologists say a cool Atlantic air mass from Scotland will meet lingering African heat and trigger wind, heavy downpours and hail, raising the chance of thunderstorms mainly in northern regions.
- Forecasts show temperatures falling only about 2–4°C so many areas will remain near or above 30°C even as instability increases, producing sharp local drops during storms.
- The recent intense heat already caused school discomfort, a student illness near Reggio and concerns over prisons and outdoor workers, leaving some infrastructure and vulnerable people exposed to renewed weather swings.
- Medium‑range models point to a generally warmer‑than‑average June and summer for the North and Centre with episodic Atlant ic incursions producing short spells of instability that could return heat later in June.