Tuscany set for freezing weather at weekend

FLORENCE, ITALY – A cold front from Scandinavia and Siberia are set to bring freezing weather and possibly snow to Tuscany and Italy at the weekend, weather forecasters said.

Temperatures could drop up to 15 degrees Celsius from relatively mild levels in the central and southern regions and about 10 degrees in northern regions.

The peak of this cold wave will be between Sunday January 17, 106 and the start of next week. Minimum temperatures would fall below zero, particularly in the north, between Sunday and Tuesday.