On a Tuesday morning in Catania, Sicily, temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius, with expectations that the region might break a European heat record. The record of 48.8C set in 2021 is at risk as a heat wave, influenced by African winds and a subtropical anticyclone, takes hold. Reports indicated 41.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, with Tuesday possibly peaking at 47C. Local communities were preoccupied with the extreme heat conditions, tracking temperatures as they rose towards historic highs.
Meteorological services indicate that rising temperatures in Sicily result from torrid winds from Africa, linked to a subtropical anticyclone, lasting until Saturday.
On Tuesday, local discussions revolved around the unbearable heat, with predictions of temperatures peaking at 47C, near the European record established in 2021.
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