Milan's Winter Games opening ceremony set for dry skies after rain

VIDEO SHOWS: SCENES FROM MILAN AND CORTINA, COMMENTS BY EXPERTS COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. EXTERIOR OF SAN SIRO STADIUM WHERE THE WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD 2. PEOPLE WALKING PAST UNDER RAIN 3. PEOPLE WITH UMBRELLAS WALKING PAST THE STADIUM 4. RAIN PUDDLES 5. VARIOUS OF A PERSON CROSSING STREET ROME, ITALY (FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) COLONEL GUIDO GUIDI, NATIONAL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, SAYING: "It is a meteorological situation showing a lot of variability and also a fairly high frequency of precipitation. However, even though there will still be some rain in the hours and days leading up to the opening ceremony, in Milan the situation is expected to improve by Friday evening. So there should be some clear spells, and the weather should be fairly dry. Above all, there should not be any rain." 7. VARIOUS OF PEDESTRIANS WALKING UNDER RAIN AT PIAZZA DUOMO 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) COLONEL GUIDO GUIDI, NATIONAL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, SAYING: "No precipitation is expected (in Cortina); there should be neither snow nor rain, but the sky will be overcast and the air will still be quite humid. Friday will be a rather grey day, with improvement only toward the evening." CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (FEBRUARY 3, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 9. PEOPLE WALKING IN STREET DURING SNOWFALL 10. FLAGS  11. HOUSE SEEN UNDER SNOWFALL 12. FAMILY POSING FOR PICTURES IN FRONT OF OLYMPIC RINGS 13. SNOW BEING CLEARED 14. THERMOMETRE SHOWING TEMPERATURE -1 DEGREES CELSIUS  BOLZANA, ITALY (FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) DAVIDE DALLAGA, METEOMONT OFFICE OF THE ALPINE TROOPS COMMAND, SAYING: "Essentially no. I can tell you that the number of avalanches varies from year to year, but the overall trend remains constant. I cannot say that climate warming has also increased the number of avalanches." CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (FILE – DECEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  16. (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF CORTINA, CRANES VISIBLE BOLZANA, ITALY (FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 17. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) DAVIDE DALLAGA, METEOMONT OFFICE OF THE ALPINE TROOPS COMMAND, SAYING: "What I can say, however, is that the increase in the number of people going to the mountains for recreational purposes has certainly grown, and people who go into the mountains must always be equipped with the prescribed personal safety devices for snowy environments: avalanche transceiver (ARVA), shovel, probe, and if possible, also an airbag backpack that inflates when an avalanche is triggered" CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (FILE – DECEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  18. VARIOUS OF CLOUDS SURROUNDING MOUNT ANTELAO

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