Italy split by weather, heavy rains in North Thursday, summer heat in South

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 19 - The Atlantic low pressure system that reached northern Italy and then part of central Italy, bringing relief to a record-breaking summer heatwave, will split the peninsula in two starting Thursday with heavy rains hitting Liguria and Lombardy and muggy heat persisting in the south, a top forecaster said Wednesday. The instability will spread across the North and, by the evening, will also reach Tuscany. "We expect up to 30-50 mm of rain in 24 hours, especially between ...

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