expected gusts of wind up to 75 kilometers per hour

Weather alert in Milan. An alert for ordinary criticality – yellow code, danger level two out of four – for "strong wind" is in effect from 3pm on Thursday 14 November. The alert, announced by the civil protection of the Lombardy region, ends at 1pm on Friday 15th.

"Winds are gradually reinforcing starting from the highest altitudes, then in the late afternoon of Thursday up to the plains altitudes – we read in the weather report published by Pirellone itself -. From the evening of 14/11 a rapid intensification of ventilation is expected, with winds that – up until the early hours of 11/15 – will reach average hourly intensities between 30 and 45 km / h, locally up to 50 km / h ", with" gusts between 55 and 75 km / h. From the morning of 11/15, winds generally weakening ".

Worryingly, as always in these cases, are above all branches and trees that can fall due to gusts. "In particular situations, intense wind or gusts can be unleashed, capable of reaching significant intensities and damaging scaffolding, posters, trees and temporary structures – underlines the alert – causing difficulties in road conditions, especially for heavy vehicles".