Vortex Brings Rain, Storms and Wind to Italy This Weekend
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A weather vortex is moving over Italy this weekend. It is bringing back rain, thunderstorms and strong wind after a calmer period.
According to the forecast, rain will arrive from tomorrow, starting in the Northwest of the country. The weekend is expected to be variable, meaning the weather will change between sun and rain.
Meanwhile, bad weather has already hit the Piedmont region, with rain and wind affecting several areas. These phenomena are now expected to ease during the day.
The improvement is set to begin in the southern sectors of Piedmont first, before spreading to other parts of the region as the vortex moves on.
This kind of weather pattern, where a vortex crosses the country, often brings quick changes between calm and stormy conditions. People across Italy are advised to follow local weather updates closely over the weekend, since conditions may shift from one area to another in a short time.
Overall, the situation reflects a typical autumn pattern, with unstable weather moving from the northwest toward the rest of the country.
Vocabulary11 words
- vortex
- a strong, turning weather system that moves across an area
- forecast
- a prediction of what the weather will be like
- Northwest
- the upper-left part of a country or map
- variable
- changing often, not staying the same
- phenomena
- events or things that happen, here meaning weather events
- southern sectors
- the southern parts of a region
- weather updates
- new information about the weather
- unstable
- likely to change quickly
- thunderstorm
- a storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain
- region
- a specific area within a country
- ease
- to become less strong or serious
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1. A weather vortex 2. The Northwest 3. In the southern sectors
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A weather _____ is moving over Italy this weekend.
It is bringing back rain, thunderstorms and strong _____.
According to the _____, rain will arrive from tomorrow.
Rain will start in the _____ of the country.
The weekend is expected to be _____, meaning the weather will change.
Bad weather has already hit the _____ region.
These _____ are now expected to ease during the day.
The improvement is set to begin in the southern _____ of Piedmont first.
People across Italy are advised to follow local weather _____ closely.
The situation reflects a typical autumn pattern, with _____ weather moving from the northwest.
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