Cold snap bites north while south enjoys mild temps

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 6 - A cold snap is biting northern Italy with temperatures around winter averages while the south of the country is basking in mild spring-like temperatures of up to 20 °C.
    Rome will enjoy temperatures of 18-19°C at least until Saturday, weatherman Lorenzo Tedici said at www.iLMeteo.it Tuesday.
    It will be clear and sunny everywhere until Thursday evening when a fresh storm front, like the one that dumped heaps of snow in the north, widespread showers in the centre and flood damage in the south last weekend, will move into Italy from Sardinia and Tuscany, Tedici said.
    On Thursday night snow is possible over low ground in the northwest, he said.
    In detail, Wednesday's forecast calls for fog in northern plains and cold across the region, but sunny on mountain areas. In the centre there will be a few scattered showers, especially in Umbria. The weather in the south will be stable.
    On Thursday the north will see scattered showers from the evening on, with snow over low ground in southern Piedmont. The centre will see rain in Tyrrhenian parts, while the south will enjoy fine weather and balmy temperatures for the time of year.
    (ANSA).