Interview by Francesca Navari - Photography Annalisa Ceccotti

He’s Versilia’s weather influencer. Fabio Longaron, twenty-six, a student of Environmental and Climate Sciences at the University of Pisa, is well known for his passion for meteorology—an interest that brought him to public attention when he was still very young. Today, 45,000 followers on Facebook and 14,000 on Instagram tune in to his daily forecasts and are captivated by his photographs, which seem to overturn perspective by visually connecting places that, in reality, lie kilometers apart. Fabio, what sparked your love for weather forecasting? “It’s an interest I inherited from my father. When I was three years old, I would stand at the window, fascinated by approaching thunderstorms. At fifteen, I created the Facebook page Fabio Meteo almost as a joke, and it took off immediately. Later, I launched a more structured project, Meteo Nord Ovest Toscana, where I share forecasts and curiosities about our territory.” What distinguishes the weather in Forte dei Marmi? “Forte sits in a fortunate position, protected between the sea and the Apuan Alps. Just a few kilometers away, different microclimates meet, meaning the beach can be bathed in sunshine while storms brew over the mountains. Additionally, Forte acts as a sort of ‘bubble’ that is less exposed to cold currents in winter, so temperatures rarely drop too low.” Is it true that you managed to capture Forte dei Marmi and Monviso in the same picture? “My other passion is photography. I study maps and use panorama-generation software along with powerful zoom lenses to visually connect places that are extremely far apart. That shot—compressing about 270 kilometers of distance—resonated with many, because it seemed to ‘transport’ the silhouette of Monviso right above our sea.” Is it true that local sunsets are one-of-a-kind? “Yes, especially in winter. In the colder months, the sun sets in a direction where nothing blocks the light rising from below the horizon. In summer, however, when the sun sets toward the northwest, the Alpine arc partly blocks that reflection of light.” And what do you see yourself doing in the future? “Not a meteorologist; I see myself traveling the world as an expert in natural disasters.”