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An intense low pressure system of north African origin will traverse the central Mediterranean over the next few days, bringing an episode of stormy weather to the Maltese Islands. Starting from early on Thursday 15/4, and lasting for up to five days, the Maltese Islands will see strong winds, rain and also airborne desert sand. This update gives a general overview of how the situation will unfold. More specific updates, and were necessary warnings, will be posted accordingly as the stormy spell progresses.

Strong Wind: The wind from the East will reach up to Force 8 (possibly gusting up to Force 9) on Friday 16/4, with the latest models predicting that the wind will be at its strongest during the morning and early afternoon. A shift in wind direction to the Northwest is likely over the weekend. Another episode of strong wind is possible on Monday 19/4, with current maps indicating the possibility of a Force 7 wind from the Northwest on that day.

Airborne Desert Sand and Rain: We’re expecting the coming days to be characterized by increased cloudiness. Thursday 15/4 and Friday 16/4 should feature an overcast sky along with hazy air (due to airborne desert sand), weather conditions synonymous with low pressure systems of north African origin. Patchy light rain is possible on both days, with any rain certainly depositing copious amounts of desert sand. The levels of airborne desert sand will decline as the weekend progresses, due to a shift in the wind direction. A clash between cold air from the north and warm air from the south will occur over the central Mediterranean late on Sunday 18/4. Some rain is almost guaranteed then. Depending on where the two meet, the Maltese Islands may get anything from a few isolated showers to a downpour. This will be confirmed closer to the date. Heavier rain will naturally be cleaner.

We’re looking at daytime highs in the region of 17°C / 18°C on these days. Nighttime lows will be at the level of 12°C / 13°C. Both are cooler than average for this time of year https://southafrica-ed.com/kamagra-in-south-africa/.

 

MALTI / MALTESE

Sistema ta’ pressjoni baxxa intensa li se tizviluppa lejn in-naħa ta’ fuq ta’ l-Afrika u li se tgħaddi minn fuq iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran fil-jiem li ġejjin, se twassal għal perjodu ta’ maltemp ġewwa l-Gżejjer Maltin. Jibda minn kmieni l-Ħamis 15/4, u jkompli għal minn ta’ l-anqas ħamest ijiem, il-Gżejjer Maltin se jesperjenzaw riħ qawwi, xita u anke trab fin fl-arja. Dan l-aġġornament jagħti indikazzjoni ħafifa ta’ kif se tiżvolġi s-sitwazzjoni matul dawn il-jiem. Aġġornamenti aktar dettaljait jingħataw mal-ħin u kif ikun meħtieġ.

Riħ Qawwi: Ir-riħ mill-Lvant se jilħaq sa Forza 8 (b’buffuri possibilment jilħqu Forza 9) nhar il-Ġimgħa 16/4, bl-aħħar mapep tat-temp jindikaw li r-riħ se jkun l-aktar qawwi matul filgħodu u kmieni wara nofsinhar. Qalba fir-riħ lejn il-Majjistral imbassra li sseħħ matul tmiem il-ġimgħa. Episodju ieħor ta’ riħ huwa possibli nhar it-Tnejn 19/4, bil-mapep kurrenti jsostnu l-possibilita ta’ riħ sa Forza 7 mill-Majjistral matul dak il-jum.

Trab Fin fl-Arja u Xita: Qed nistennew li l-jiem li ġejjin ikunu ddominati minn sema aktar imsaħħab. Nhar il-Ħamis 15/4 u l-Ġimgħa 16/4 għandhom ikunu kkaratteriżżati minn sema ċlampu u arja mdaħħna (minħabba trab fin fl-arja), kundizzjonijiet tat-temp sinonimi ma’ sistemi ta’ pressjoni baxxa b’oriġini Afrikani. Jaf tagħmel xi xita ħafifa matul dawn il-jiem. F’dak il-każ, ix-xita tkun tal-ħamrija. L-ammont ta’ trabe fin fl-arja se jonqos matul tmiem il-ġimgħa, hekk kif ir-riħ idur. Jidher ukoll li massa ta’ arja kiesħa mit-tramuntana se tiltaqgħa ma’ arja sħunn minn fuq id-deżert sewwa sew fuq iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran tard nhar il-Ħadd 18/4. Minħabba dan, għandna garanzija ta’ xi ftit xita dakinhar. Tagħmilx biss ħalba xita iżolata jew inkella episodju ta’ xita aktar qawwija u mifruxa jiddependi fuq fejn jiltaqgħu dawn il-masses ta’ arja kuntrastanti. Dan ikun ikkonfermat kif toqrob aktar il-ġurnata. Naturalment, xita qawwija tkun aktar nadifa.

Nantiċipaw temperaturi massimi fir-reġjun ta’ 17°C matul dawn il-jiem. It-temperaturi minimi se jkunu fil-livell ta’ 12°C / 13°C. Dawn il-valuri huma anqas mill-medja għal dan iż-żmien tas-sena.