Saturday, 18 July 2026

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1/10 — Miserable. Brutally hot, oppressively humid, and an isolated storm or two can’t be ruled out.

Today’s the sharp end of the heat, with highs pushing 35°C and a feels-like around 38°C thanks to a properly oppressive afternoon dew point near 23°C — that humidity, not the thermometer, is why the score is where it is. Storms are only a modest chance today, so don’t plan around them, but an isolated storm or two can’t be ruled out given the Apennine convection risk this afternoon. On air quality: PM2.5 is elevated at 15.5 µg/m³, worth being mindful about any long, hard outdoor exercise, and with ozone also elevated and peaking mid-to-late afternoon, keep exertion to the morning if you can. Grass pollen is running moderate too, for what it’s worth.

06:00 — 26°C (feels like 30°C), 5% rain chance, mostly cloudy
09:00 — 28°C (feels like 32°C), 0% rain chance, mostly cloudy
12:00 — 32°C (feels like 37°C), 0% rain chance, clear
15:00 — 34°C (feels like 39°C), 40% rain chance, partly cloudy
18:00 — 35°C (feels like 38°C), 3% rain chance, partly cloudy
21:00 — 33°C (feels like 38°C), 0% rain chance, clear

And tomorrow… Still a 2/10 — Miserable day, with highs should reach the mid-30s (around 34°C, feeling closer to 36°C) and another muggy night down near 24°C — the oppressive humidity isn’t letting go yet. There’s a silver lining: PM2.5 drops back to low, though ozone stays elevated, so morning is still the better window for anything strenuous outdoors.

Tl;dr: Brutally hot and humid with elevated PM2.5 and ozone — keep exertion in the morning, take the humidity seriously, and don’t be surprised by a stray storm.

Today’s BaZi

The day carries the pillar 乙巳 — a restless, quick-moving combination, and it shows in both readings below.

C: Outlook: turbid but glimmering. A gusty front of clever ideas and sharp opinions blows through much of the day, and there’s a real risk of words getting away from you faster than intended — mind what you say before it’s said. Underneath the chop, though, a quieter tailwind is building, things pulling together toward something more solid later on. With today registering as a stand-down day on the calendar, it’s better spent tying down loose ends than launching anything new.

D: Outlook: mixed skies with a squall on the way. Early hours bring an easy clearing — people cooperate, alliances form without much effort, and a favourable undercurrent builds alongside it, nudging opportunities your way. But a disruptive front pushes through later, unsettling plans and forcing detours, so don’t bank on anything staying fixed. With today also a stand-down day, favour the opportunistic and sociable over the rigid: informal money talk, networking, quick conversations rather than locking into a strict schedule or solo grind — just keep arrangements loose given the turbulence due later.

Today, hour by hour

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Air quality by Open-Meteo Air Quality API. Models: ECMWF IFS, ICON, GFS, MeteoFrance, Open-Meteo best-match blend. Generated 2026-07-18 00:04 EDT. This is a hobby forecast, not a substitute for official ARPAE / Protezione Civile warnings.