A lengthy spell of above-average temperatures is about to start across the central Mediterranean. An anticyclone will settle over our region, maintaining a current of hot air from over the desert. Whilst the sky will be sunny much of the time, it may appear hazy at times. Maximum temperatures will hover at 34°C / 35°C during the week, before rising to 37°C / 38°C at the weekend. Minimum temperatures will be stable at 25°C throughout. The wind will be mainly light and variable at first, before becoming mainly light and from a predominantly northwesterly direction by midweek. An afternoon breeze will develop along the coast from midweek onward.