Weather alert: Half of Sardinia faces red alert, leading to school closures.

Red alert for hydrogeological risk in eastern Sardinia and yellow alert for the rest of the island due to severe weather.

The Civil Protection has extended the criticality warning also for the day of November 5th: specifically, the "high" risk marked by the color red concerns the entire eastern area of the island, from Sarrabus to Gallura, passing through Ogliastra, up to Baronia, where schools are therefore heading towards closure .

However, a yellow risk is expected for the areas of Iglesiente, Campidano, Montevecchio Pischinappiu, Tirso, Logudoro, and the entire central-western part of the island.

Below are the Arpas forecasts for Thursday:

Cloudy to very cloudy, becoming overcast in the eastern parts of the island. Scattered to widespread precipitation, including showers or thunderstorms, with moderate cumulative clouds; in the eastern part of the region, especially between Ogliastra and Baronie, there is a possibility of scattered strong thunderstorms, with locally very high cumulative clouds.
Temperatures: highs slightly decreasing, lows increasing.
Winds: Light easterly, locally moderate in the eastern regions. During thunderstorms, gusts to gale force are possible in the eastern regions.
Seas: rough, locally very rough.

(Unioneonline)