00:00 to 03:00 – cloudy or overcast; 25°C to 24°C; North Northwest to Northeast Force 2 to 3
03:00 to 06:00 – cloudy or overcast; 23°C/24°C; Northeast to East Northeast Force 2 to 3, increasing and becoming Force 4 to 5
06:00 to 09:00 – cloudy or overcast; 23°C/24°C to 26°C; East Northeast to East Force 4 to 5
09:00 to 12:00 – cloudy or overcast; 26°C to 29°C; East Force 4 to 5
12:00 to 15:00 – cloudy or overcast; 28°C/29°C; East Force 4 to 5
15:00 to 18:00 – cloudy or overcast; 29°C to 27°C; East Force 3 to 4
18:00 to 21:00 – cloudy or overcast; 27°C to 26°C; East to East Northeast Force 3 to 4
21:00 to 00:00 – cloudy or overcast; 26°C to 25°C; East Force 4 to 5

Being the home of the British fleet in the central Mediterranean, the Axis powers tried repeatedly to either destroy or control the islands. This devastated Malta, but the island never gave in. Their stern resistance against the enemy in World War II was rewarded by the British, who both gave the people of Malta the George Cross and promised to give the Maltese people independence. A small amount of local rule was given in 1947, though it wasn’t until 21 September 1964 that full independence came. Malta became a republic a decade later and British forces finally left the country after the defence treaty expired on 31 March 1979, which is celebrated as Freedom Day.