Meanwhile, thunder and hailstorms and torrential rains have hit the north of the country, especially Piedmont, Lombardy and Valle d'Aosta while unsettled weather is forecast over the weekend in southern Italy and on the Adriatic, 3bmeteo.com reported.
Temperatures will rise again across Italy next week and will reach 35-36C in the centre and south - above the seasonal average - but are not expected to return to 40C and above, according to 3bmeteo.com.
Currently 16 Italian cities including Rome, Bologna, Napoli, Bari and Palermo are on the ministry's "red alert" - or level 3 threat - defined as "emergency conditions with possible adverse health effects for healthy and active people" due to the sweltering heat.
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