Italy Braces for Sixth Heatwave with Temperatures Reaching 44°C

Friday will be a scorcher but slight improvement over the weekend

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 28 - Today will be a scorching day amid Italy's sixth heatwave but there will be a slight improvement over the weekend when temperatures will fall a little, a top forecaster said Friday. Friday will see with peaks of 42-44°C and some thunderstorms in the north. Fortunately, a slight improvement is expected over the weekend, according to Lorenzo Tedici, meteorologist and media manager for iLMeteo.it. "Today," he emphasizes, "temperatures will be 10°C above average." The situ...

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