Weather Update: High Pressure Returns After a Cold Weekend
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Italy's weather is set to change again this week, with a cold and unstable weekend followed by the return of high pressure next week, according to forecasters.
During the weekend, minimum temperatures will drop sharply in many areas, bringing colder conditions after a mild autumn so far.
However, forecasters say a strong anticyclone will return next week, bringing more stable weather with less rain and more sunshine across the country.
Even so, some small disruptions are expected, meaning the stable weather will not be completely without problems on certain days.
This autumn has already been unusual, with warmer-than-normal weather described as having 'no rest' from summer-like conditions.
Forecasters are also expecting an 'ottobrata', a term used for unusually warm and sunny weather in October, to return at the end of the month.
This would mean another spell of anomalous warmth, with temperatures higher than is typical for late October.
The overall trend, according to meteorologists, points to a mix of short cold spells and longer periods of mild, stable high-pressure weather this autumn.
Weather watchers are advised to follow updates closely, since forecasts for later in the month could still change as new data comes in.
For now, the short-term picture is clear: a cold, unstable weekend, then a calmer and warmer week ahead.
Vocabulary10 words
- unstable
- changing often; not steady
- anticyclone
- high air pressure area that often brings calm, dry weather
- disruptions
- small problems that interrupt something normal
- ottobrata
- a spell of warm, sunny weather in October
- anomalous
- different from what is normal or expected
- trend
- the general direction something is moving in
- forecasts
- predictions about future weather
- mild
- not very cold; fairly warm
- minimum temperatures
- the lowest temperatures reached, often at night
- high pressure
- weather pattern that usually brings calm, dry conditions
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1. Minimum temperatures will drop and weather will be unstable 2. A strong anticyclone will bring more stable weather 3. True
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Italy's weather is set to change again this week, with a cold and _____ weekend.
Minimum _____ will drop sharply in many areas.
A strong _____ will return next week, forecasters say.
This will bring more _____ weather with less rain.
Some small _____ are still expected on certain days.
This autumn has already been _____, with warmer-than-normal weather.
Forecasters are expecting an '_____' to return at the end of the month.
This would mean another spell of _____ warmth.
The overall _____ points to a mix of cold spells and mild periods.
Weather watchers should follow updates, since _____ could still change.
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