Traffic forecast for the weekend of July 20-21

We are about to enter the first critical weekend from the point of view of traffic along the Italian motorways, with millions of motorists ready to reach their holiday resorts to spend a couple of days or start their real holidays.

The traffic forecast in fact, they indicate the first red dots of the season, indicating a particularly congested situation. Here’s what to expect.

Traffic forecast Saturday 20 July 2024

According to the classic schedule published by Autostrade per l’Italia, the morning of Saturday 20th July will be red dotwith almost uninterrupted flows of cars moving from the cities towards the main Italian tourist destinations, with forecasts of improvement starting from the afternoon, marked with a yellow dot. The evening will instead be marked with a green dot, indicating a normal situation.

Looking at traffic towards large cities, the yellow sticker should be noted for the morning, while the afternoon and evening will be marked by the green sticker.

Traffic forecast Sunday, July 21, 2024

Per Sunday 21st July it is only worth mentioning the yellow stamp (moderately heavy traffic) for the morning, then changing to green both in the afternoon and in the evening. The situation is different for the return to the cities, with morning and afternoon with a yellow dot.

To avoid further worsening of the situation, we remind you that Saturday 20 July from 8.00 to 16.00 and Sunday 21 July from 7.00 to 22.00 a traffic ban for heavy vehicles will be in force.

The weather forecast

Looking at the forecast for the weekend of July 20-21, 2024. Saturday will be nice weather almost everywhere, except in the eastern Alps with a possibility of showers. Stationary temperatures with highs of 38° in the south.

Sunday 21st the forecast calls for thunderstorms with the possibility of hail in the north-west starting in the afternoon, while in the centre and south there will be mainly sunshine, except in the Marche, where rain is forecast for the afternoon.

Tips for motorway travel

If you have to travel for the summer holidays or even just for a few weekends, don’t forget to make the checks on your carpaying attention to levels (oil, water and other liquids), brakes, tires and more. Safety first.

If (like everyone else) long queues scare you, one way to avoid them, at least in part, is represented by the tools of Electronic payment of motorway tolls. After years of Telepass’ substantial monopoly, two competitors such as UnipolMove and MooneyGo have arrived, to pass through the special gates without having to stop at the toll booth.

Traffic forecasts: how to stay informed

As usual, the recommendation is to always pay attention maximum attention while driving and leave with the car in good working order. If you haven’t already done so, we recommend that you do a check-up or better yet, a service, to make sure that everything is working properly.

Once on the road, there are numerous ways to find out about traffic conditions in real time:

• Radio. On the frequency 103.3 IsoRadio, the Rai channel active 24 hours a day. IsoRadio can also be listened to via DAB digital radio, provided that the area traveled is reached by the service. The broadcaster RTL 102.5, on the frequency 102.5, carries out extraordinary interventions in the event of critical situations. Otherwise it connects with the operators of the Traffic Operations Centre of Autostrade per l’Italia.
• Telephone. The CCISS (Road Safety Information Coordination Center) telephone channel can be reached at the toll-free number 1518 (active 24 hours a day). The private operator Autostrade per l’Itala has set up the toll number 840.04.21.21, active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• AppThe CCISS application is available for smartphone Apple e Android. Alternatively, you can download MyWay from Autostrade per l’Italia, also for Apple and Android devices. You can also connect to the website of CCISS or those of the various private operators, such as for example Highways for Italy o Venetian Motorways. There are many other apps to see traffic along our route, including completely free online satellite navigators.
• Facebook e Twitter. Autostrade per l’Italia regularly updates the your Facebook page. Or you can follow CCISS on Twitter via the profile @cciss_ministero.
• Teletext. RAI Televideo dedicates national and regional pages to the traffic situation, edited by CCISS Viaggiare Informati. More information here.