iLMeteo.it meteorologist Lorenzo Tedici said that temperatures were set to drop by at least 10 degrees Celsius.
Liguria, northern Tuscany, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia are the regions forecast to be hit by the storms first.
Italy was hit by a series of extraordinary heatwaves last month as well as a series of devastating storms.
In mid-May floods and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall left 15 people dead and caused billions of euros of damage to agriculture, the economy and infrastructure.
The upcoming awful weather follows farmers group Coldiretti saying last week that July was a “nightmare” for bad weather.
“[Last month saw] an average of 42 extreme weather events a day along the Peninsula, between hailstorms, tornadoes, 'water bombs', heatwaves and gales, virtually double (up 82 per cent on the same period last year according to the data of the European Severe Weather Database),” they said.
Italy has recently been split in three, with hailstorms causing more damage in the ravaged north, average temperatures in the centre, and greater heat in the south where temperatures have hit 38 degrees after being as high as 48 in the recent heatwaves.
Pope Francis last week renewed his call for action to address the climate crisis in the face of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and flash floods caused by torrential rain.
“These atmospheric events highlight the need to make courageous and far-sighted efforts to face the challenge of climate change and responsibly protect Creation, taking care of our common home,” the pope said.
Scientists say the climate crisis caused by human greenhouse gas emissions is making extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, supercharged storms, hailstorms, strong winds and flooding more frequent and more intense.
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