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 Italy was lashed by winds of over 100 kilometres an hour on Wednesday, causing trees to topple, disrupting transport and whipping up waves several metres high. https://www.thelocal.it/20180117/high-winds-italy-weather Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:07:00 +0100 high-winds-italy-weather After a sunny Christmas across most of Italy, the next couple of days will be marked by snow, strong winds and heavy rain. https://www.thelocal.it/20171226/christmas-wraps-up-with-snow-wind-and-rain Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:28:14 +0100 christmas-wraps-up-with-snow-wind-and-rain Many Italian cities are experiencing their first snow of 2017, along with freezing temperatures and strong winds as an arctic air mass sweeps across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170105/italy-braces-for-a-freezing-snowy-long-weekend Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:47:23 +0100 italy-braces-for-a-freezing-snowy-long-weekend A yellow alert has been issued in ten of Italy's 20 regions as Cyclone Poppea brings heavy rain and strong winds to the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/storms-lash-italy-as-cyclone-poppea-arrives Thu, 12 May 2016 16:16:36 +0200 storms-lash-italy-as-cyclone-poppea-arrives An Alitalia pilot was forced to abort landing at a London airport on Monday as the jet was battered by gale force winds. https://www.thelocal.it/20160209/alitalia-pilot-aborts-landing-as-uk-storm-bounces-jet-off-runway Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:07:12 +0100 alitalia-pilot-aborts-landing-as-uk-storm-bounces-jet-off-runway Two Italian telecommunications companies, Wind and 3 Italia, announced their merger on Thursday, creating a group with 31 million mobile phone clients and revenues over €6 billion. https://www.thelocal.it/20150807/italys-wind-merges-with-3-italia Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:26:26 +0200 italys-wind-merges-with-3-italia Pack away your hats, scarves and gloves: Italy is set for temperatures this weekend that are more akin to early summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20150108/italy-braces-itself-for-an-early-summer Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:57:00 +0100 italy-braces-itself-for-an-early-summer Strong winds and heavy rain will strike most parts of Italy ahead of the Epiphany holiday on January 6th. https://www.thelocal.it/20140102/storms-set-to-blight-holiday-weekend Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:56:00 +0100 storms-set-to-blight-holiday-weekend Summer has finally arrived in Italy. The country will bask in a heatwave from Sunday, with winds from Africa bringing temperatures that will reach 38C on 21st June, the first day of summer, according to the Italian weather website, Il Meteo. https://www.thelocal.it/20130612/italy-set-for-heatwave-from-sunday Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:49:00 +0200 italy-set-for-heatwave-from-sunday