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Βροντοσκόπος — daily blurbs and weekly outlooks for Bologna, Italy

Saturday, 29 August 2026

Saturday, 29 August 2026

Today
Sat 29 Aug
Sunny
34° 23°
  • rain 30%
  • dew point 16° · comfortable
  • PM2.5 19 µg/m³ · elevated
  • light 06:33–19:57
6/10 · Decent
Tomorrow
Sun 30 Aug
Sunny
32° 21°
  • feels like 34°
  • rain 0%
  • dew point 19° · humid
  • PM2.5 8 µg/m³
  • light 06:35–19:55
6/10 · Decent

6/10 — Decent. Hot at the top end, but dry enough air keeps it from turning oppressive.

Highs reach 34.3°C and feel about the same at 34.5°C, and with the afternoon dew point sitting at a comfortable 15.9°C, the heat doesn’t turn sticky — it’s a “hot but manageable” day rather than a swampy one. There’s enough instability building off the Apennines that an isolated storm or two can’t be ruled out later on. PM2.5 is running elevated at 19.4 µg/m³, so worth being mindful about any long, hard outdoor exercise.

Today, hour by hour

25° 30° 35° 24° 27° 31° 33° 34° 28° chance of rain 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00

And tomorrow… A 6/10 — Decent day again, but the character shifts — highs ease slightly to around 32.5°C (feeling closer to 33.5°C), yet the dew point climbs to about 19.3°C, so it should feel noticeably more humid than today even at a lower temperature. Air quality clears up nicely, so that’s one less thing to think about.

Tl;dr: A hot but dry-feeling day with a late isolated-storm chance — fine for being outside, just pace hard exercise given the elevated PM2.5.

Today’s BaZi

The day carries the 乙亥 pillar, and it splits the sky rather differently for our two forecasts.

C: Outlook: settled and productive. The day favours quiet, practical gains — tending to things you already own rather than chasing something new. A gentle tailwind builds through the day as scattered pieces pull together toward a common direction, the kind of light current that makes cooperation easy without anyone forcing it. Good conditions for steady work that compounds.

D: Outlook: pressurized, with sharp gusts. Expect friction to blow in from two directions today — one an old, quiet irritation resurfacing from further back, the other self-inflicted, the kind of turbulence you generate just by circling the same worry. The system favours boldness under stress rather than smooth sailing, so don’t wait for calm before acting. Best used for solo, deep-focus work you can push through with sheer decisiveness — save meetings and networking for a clearer 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 2026-08-29 07:01 CEST. This is a hobby forecast, not a substitute for official ARPAE / Protezione Civile warnings.