Heavy thunderstorms and lightning activity in the central Mediterranean, with cold winds beginning to flow towards the region.

Arab Weather - Satellite images within the Arab Weather app indicate intense thunderstorm activity in the central Mediterranean, specifically southern Italy and off the Italian coast at this time.

This comes as very cold winds begin to flow from central Europe toward the Mediterranean Sea, coinciding with warm, humid air currents from the south. This has contributed to the emergence of high atmospheric instability over the region and the formation of thunderstorms.

Strong clouds and heavy thunderstorms affect southern Italy and the Ionian Sea region.

The same satellite images indicate that parts of southern Italy are being affected by severe atmospheric instability, with strong thunderstorms and heavy rains accompanied by thunder and hail.

Cold winds will continue to flow, and the first deep air depression will form in the central Mediterranean tomorrow, Thursday.

Weather forecasts indicate that very cold winds will continue to flow from central Europe towards the Mediterranean Sea tonight and during the day tomorrow, Thursday. This will lead to the formation of a deep low pressure system on Thursday morning, the first low pressure system this season in the central Mediterranean. According to current forecasts, it will be centered west of the Greek coast.

A highly effective cold air front is forming, and heavy rain is expected.

A cold, highly active air front is expected to form in the early hours of Thursday morning, affecting Greece and many parts of the Balkans, accompanied by active winds and heavy to very heavy thunderstorms. A warning of flash floods is also in place in large parts of western Greece. The air front is also expected to extend its influence to some coastal and northern areas of Libya during the daytime of Thursday.

Polar winds are blowing in, and snow is expected in parts of the Balkans.

Arab Weather forecasters said that the weather forecast indicates that polar winds will flow towards the Balkan countries during the daytime on Thursday, with a significant drop in temperatures expected and snow expected to fall on the high mountains in several parts of the Balkan countries, including some areas in Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro, in addition to parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.