As forecast earlier, an area of low pressure has developed over Algeria. This will migrate eastwards, traversing the central Mediterranean on Thursday 23/04. This zone of instability will intensify more than initially expected though. In fact, it will form a trough. The cold air associated with this trough will clash with the warm air locally, and thus develop an area of showers. Conditions may also favour the development of thunderstorms. At least one of these will pass close to our islands. The chance of rain will be highest from late at night till mid-afternoon on Thursday. The rain will be heavy and also possibly thundery at times. Rainfall totals might vary widely: from around 5 mm (if only a few showers reach our shores) to over 10 mm (in the event of a thunderstorm). There will be airborne fine desert sand too. Any rain will be blood rain. The wind will be from the East to Northeast at Force 4/5 to 5/6 during the day, before dying down by the evening.

Kif bassarna aktar kmieni, roqgħa ta’ pressjoni baxxa żviluppat fuq l-Alġerija. Din se tersaq lejn il-lvant, u mistennija tgħaddi minn fuq iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran nhar il-Ħamis 23/04. Din iż-żona ta’ instabbilita’ se tintensifika aktar minn kemm konna naħsbu, pero’. Filfatt se tifforma front. Arja kiesħa abbinata ma’ dan il-front se titħallar ma’ l-arja aktar sħuna lokalment, u għalhekk se tiżviluppa xi ħalbiet tax-xita. Il-kundizzjonijiet tat-temp jidhru li jista anke jiżviluppaw maltempati bir-ragħad. Minn ta’ l-anqas maltempata waħda se tgħaddi qrib tagħna. Ir-riskju ta’ xita jkun l-ogħla minn tard billejl sa wara nofsinhar tal-Ħamis. Ix-xita se tkun qawwija u possibilment anke bir-ragħad f’xi ħinijiet. It-total ta’ xita jista jvarja ħafna: minn madwar 5 mm (jekk tmissna biss ftit xita) sa aktar minn 10 mm (jekk tmissna maltempata bir-ragħad. Se jkun hawn trab fin fl-arja wkoll. Ix-xita se tkun tal-ħamrija. Ir-riħ se jkun mill- Lvant għal Grigal Forza 4/5 għal 5/6 matul il-jum, qabel ma jikkalma għal kollox filgħaxija.