https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Wintry weather has arrived in many parts of northern Italy on Monday, with snow in Milan, Turin, Genoa and other areas. https://www.thelocal.it/20201228/in-photos-snow-turns-central-milan-white Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:22:46 +0100 in-photos-snow-turns-central-milan-white After months of warm and wet weather, winter has well and truly arrived in Italy with snowfall as far south as Sardinia. And more flakes are on the way. https://www.thelocal.it/20201203/photos-italy-first-snows-winter Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:30:59 +0100 photos-italy-first-snows-winter The end of March is set to be unusually cold across much of Italy after weeks of mild weather, with wind, rain and even snow in some places this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20200324/snow-and-hail-hit-southern-italy-as-temperatures-drop Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:09:42 +0100 snow-and-hail-hit-southern-italy-as-temperatures-drop Schools were closed in Rome and Naples while Milan got its first snow of the winter as a fierce storm swept over Italy on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191213/santa-lucia-storm-italy-snow-gales Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:45:51 +0100 santa-lucia-storm-italy-snow-gales Many Italians take to the mountains for a winter holiday. But it's not all about the Alps. If you want to explore further, here are some alternative ski destinations around Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20191206/italys-5-best-ski-resorts-that-arent-in-the-alps Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:51:37 +0100 italys-5-best-ski-resorts-that-arent-in-the-alps Floods in Venice may have dominated the international headlines, but they're not the only weather emergency to strike Italy this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20191118/its-not-just-venice-extreme-weather-all-italy Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:26:36 +0100 its-not-just-venice-extreme-weather-all-italy Italy has already had its first snow of the year, with parts of the Alps turned unusually white in the first week of September. https://www.thelocal.it/20190909/snow-in-september-winter-comes-early-northern-italy Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:52:44 +0200 snow-in-september-winter-comes-early-northern-italy Italy’s Department of Civil Protection has issued bad weather warnings for northern and central Italy following forecasts of heavy snow in the north and strong winds and rain in the centre of the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20190210/snow-rainstorms-northern-central-italy Sun, 10 Feb 2019 11:40:00 +0100 snow-rainstorms-northern-central-italy Photos of southern Italy as you may never have seen it before. https://www.thelocal.it/20190107/in-pictures-southern-italy-transformed-by-snow Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:02:35 +0100 in-pictures-southern-italy-transformed-by-snow The first flakes have fallen on the mountainous heart of Italy, and it's just gorgeous. https://www.thelocal.it/20181214/in-pictures-first-snow-winter-central-italy Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:55:51 +0100 in-pictures-first-snow-winter-central-italy Spring may have officially arrived, but Italy's in for several days of gale force winds, heavy rain and even snow, according to weather experts. https://www.thelocal.it/20180321/spring-italy-bad-weather Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:08:47 +0100 spring-italy-bad-weather As the 'Beast from the East' continues to sweep across Italy, parts of the country that rarely see snow are covered in a blanket of the white stuff. The result? These incredible photographs. https://www.thelocal.it/20180301/snow-italy-february-weather-photography-rome-venice-florence-milan Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:00:35 +0100 snow-italy-february-weather-photography-rome-venice-florence-milan The 'Beast from the East' hasn't left Italy yet, as Florence and Genoa woke up in white and as many as one in two regional trains were cancelled across the north. https://www.thelocal.it/20180301/italy-weather-cold-snow-trains-disruption Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:44:13 +0100 italy-weather-cold-snow-trains-disruption Italy's current wintery weather is expected to last for at least another week, experts warned on Tuesday. The country has been hit by blankets of snow and below-freezing temperatures, causing disruption to traffic and school closures. https://www.thelocal.it/20180227/italy-braces-freezing-weather-snow-rome-naples Tue, 27 Feb 2018 13:17:13 +0100 italy-braces-freezing-weather-snow-rome-naples Rome awoke under a blanket of snow on Monday morning, with some areas of the capital covered in five centimetres of the white stuff. It's the first snowfall in Rome in six years, and it looks stunning. Here are some pictures that capture the magic of snow-covered Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180226/in-pictures-snow-italy-rome-historic-weather-skiing Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:40:15 +0100 in-pictures-snow-italy-rome-historic-weather-skiing Rome woke to freezing temperatures and its first snow in six years on Monday, as a cold blast that has claimed at least four lives across Europe swept through Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180226/snow-weather-affecting-italy-rome-tuscany-regions Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:49:31 +0100 snow-weather-affecting-italy-rome-tuscany-regions Italy is about to experience its coldest weather since 2012 as an icy wind from Siberia sweeps across the north and centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20180223/snow-ice-freezing-rain-italy-weather-buran Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:32:30 +0100 snow-ice-freezing-rain-italy-weather-buran Italy may be heading for a late-winter cold snap, but pictures like this remind us why that's not so bad. https://www.thelocal.it/20180222/snow-over-vesuvius-italy-winter-pictures Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:14:45 +0100 snow-over-vesuvius-italy-winter-pictures A freezing wind from Siberia is expected to reach Italy for the first time in six years, bringing with it icy temperatures and fresh snow. https://www.thelocal.it/20180221/buran-wind-from-siberia-winter-italy Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:09:08 +0100 buran-wind-from-siberia-winter-italy The month of January was one of the hottest on record in Italy, but don't pack away the winter clothes just yet – there's rain, snow, and cold winds in store for February. https://www.thelocal.it/20180201/weather-italy-january-heat-drought-february-wind-rain-snow Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:41:37 +0100 weather-italy-january-heat-drought-february-wind-rain-snow