Polar air to bring temps down 12 degrees this weekend

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 27 - Polar air will bring temperatures across Italy down by up to 12 degrees Celsius this weekend, abruptly ending a two-week-long heatwave, forecasters said Friday.
    Strong 'bora' winds and intense rain will hit the northeast Saturday morning and gales will affect the rest of the north and the Adriatic coast during the rest of the weekend, said Antonio Sanò, director and founder of iLMeteo.it.
    Thunderstorms and hailstorms will spread to the rest of the country by the start of next week, he said.
    But then a fresh wave of heat from Africa will bring sticky 'afa' conditions back starting from Tuesday, with temps in the mid to high 30s, Sanò said. (ANSA).