Air Masses, Global Winds and Types of Rain

1. Most of Italy is affected by continental tropical air masses. Northern regions however have been known to have maritime polar air mass with snow in those regions.

2. Italy is affected mainly by westerlies and some trade winds, similar to areas in the mid-east US.

3. Italy is generally affected by frontal rainfall, due to the differences in temperature between the north and the south. The west part of Italy gets more rain than the east.