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Βροντοσκόπος — daily blurbs and weekly outlooks for Bologna, Italy

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Today
Tue 18 Aug
Partly cloudy
34° 23°
  • feels like 35°
  • rain 52%
  • dew point 20° · humid
  • PM2.5 10 µg/m³
  • light 06:21–20:15
4/10 · Rough
Tomorrow
Wed 19 Aug
Partly cloudy
36° 22°
  • feels like 39°
  • rain 22%
  • dew point 19° · humid
  • PM2.5 10 µg/m³
  • light 06:22–20:14
2/10 · Miserable

4/10 — Rough. Hot and humid with the sticky dew point doing the damage, plus an isolated storm risk later.

Highs push to around 33.8°C but it’ll feel more like 35.2°C, and with the afternoon dew point up at 19.7°C, the air stays properly muggy all day. Skies build up cloud through the afternoon and an isolated storm or two can’t be ruled out, though most spots stay dry.

Today, hour by hour

25° 30° 35° 23° 25° 29° 32° 34° 30° chance of rain 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00

And tomorrow… 2/10 — Miserable. Heat steps up further, with highs near 36.2°C feeling more like 38.7°C, and gusts up to 33 km/h — the humidity and heat combination pushes this one into genuinely oppressive territory, so keep outdoor plans light.

Tl;dr: Muggy and building toward storms today, but tomorrow’s heat is the one to actually plan around.

Today’s BaZi

The day carries the wood-and-water pillar 甲子, and it’s a mixed one — one chart runs favourable, the other bumpier.

C: Outlook: opportunistic, with money moving easily if you go looking for it — windfalls and side deals favoured over the regular paycheck today. A cooperative front moves in early, aligning nicely with an older connection. But by later in the day a tangled knot of obligations circles back, so don’t let good fortune make you sloppy about old commitments.

D: Outlook: dutiful, with structure and reputation the name of the game — play it straight and let people see you doing it. A helpful tailwind builds quietly from an old direction, pulling things your way if you let it. Later on, a disruptive gust blows through and unsettles the schedule, so don’t be surprised if plans get shaken loose. Best use of the day: steady, visible admin and duty-bound work rather than anything requiring calm or creative headspace — save the deep-focus and networking pushes for a smoother day.


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 2026-08-18 08:01 CEST. This is a hobby forecast, not a substitute for official ARPAE / Protezione Civile warnings.