On May 27, the Capanna Regina Margherita, at 4,554 meters on Punta Gnifetti in the Monte Rosa massif, recorded a temperature of +2.7°C, an astonishing statistic for a refuge where the weather is generally chilly at the end of May, with temperatures far below zero. In average seasonal conditions, highs range from -5 to -7°C, while lows can fall below -10°C. The anomaly had been anticipated in the previous days: on Plateau Rosa, at 3,467 meters, a high of +9.1°C was recorded on May 25, roughly 10 degrees above the seasonal average. Low temperatures remained positive at +0.6°C, around 6-7 degrees above usual. Meteorologists say this is an unusually strong and early heat wave. Summer 2026 arrived almost a month early, with maximum temperatures 7-8 degrees higher than the climatic normal, reaching 35-36 degrees Celsius in central and northern Italy. This alarm bell serves as an addition to the numerous indicators of warming that are already recognized in the Alps, which are regarded as some of the most rapid in the world.
News Source: 9Colonne
