Florence is hot until the mid-August

FLORENCE, ITALY – The southeast of Europe remained hot at the end of July and in the forst days of August. Temperatures climbed above 35 degrees in southern and central Italy. In the major city, Florence included, is weather alert.

Rainfall across most of southern Europe was below the seasonal normal, according to the data. Northern France got between 25 percent and 50 percent more rain than usual, while southern England had as much as double the usual precipitation.

Soil moisture is below 30 percent across southern Europe, falling below 10 percent in most of Spain, central and southern Italy, Greece, Hungary and central Bulgaria, the data showed.

The forecast for the hot days in Florence and Tuscany goes on until mid-August.