Centre-north braces for heat wave

(ANSA) - Rome, August 22 - Central and northern regions were bracing for a further rise in temperatures on Monday as an African anticyclone pushed its way across Spain into central and eastern Europe.
    Cooler conditions and isolated thunderstorms were forecast in southern regions, meteorologists added.
    In Italy the highest temperatures were expected in Aosta, Turin, Genoa, Milan, Bolzano, Florence, Grosseto, Rome, Viterbo, Terni and Benevento.
    In the south and along the Adriatic coast cooler air currents arriving from the Balkans were set to keep temperatures down until Wednesday.
    The hot weather is expected to last until the end of the month, when cold northerly winds should bring temperatures down.