June 2023 Weather Outlook (and more)

What is a typical June like according to climate statistics?

What do long-term weather maps indicate for June 2023?

June is the first month of meteorological summer. The current meteorological situation doesn’t reflect this reality. The Azores High, which normally extends to cover much of the Mediterranean and Europe at this time of year, will continue behaving abnormally. It will extend farther north. Consequently, the blocking anticyclones synonymous with summer in the Maltese Islands will remain absent from over north Africa and the Mediterranean for the time being. This will consequently leave our region exposed to potential unstable outbreaks characterized by cloudier skies, breezy to strong winds and the possibility of dirty rain. As the month progresses, the atmosphere above the central Mediterranean will naturally become more stable, especially over north Africa. Warm air masses from over that region will be able to start reaching us more freely. Once that happens, the weather locally will start resembling more that of summer. As a rule, summers in the Maltese Islands are always hot. Some are more extreme than others. This year’s one is expected to be around average. There is a ‘but’ though. A less extreme summer may mean the odd brief spell of instability from time to time. Zones of instability in summer are typically characterized by breezy to strong winds, a temporary dip in temperatures and the occasional showers, Heatwaves could still occur, of course, but these may tend to be shorter and more forgiving. As things stand, intense heat spells are not likely this month. Temperatures will rise more gradually though, with maximum temperatures likely to start reaching or exceeding 30°C in the third of final week of June.

What do long-term weather maps indicate for the longer-term?

FURTHER OUTLOOK (TEMPERATURE) FOR JULY 2023 – AUGUST 2023 – SEPTEMBER 2023 Average

FURTHER OUTLOOK (PRECIPITATION) FOR JULY 2023 – AUGUST 2023 – SEPTEMBER 2023 Average*

* An ‘Average’ outlook means that maps are pointing towards normal storm system activity around the central Mediterranean. How seasons fare in terms of actual precipitation amounts measured locally depends on whether the rain-producing systems that form around the Maltese Islands affect land or not.

Disclaimer: Specific details on the weather may only be given for a couple of days in advance. This long-term forecast is not meant to determine specific weather parameters at a point on the Maltese Islands. Instead, it looks at large scale weather patterns across Europe, and attempts to determine how these may influence the weather locally. Our levels of confidence in the forecast for the month ahead are fair. These are reasonably lower when it comes to the ‘Further Outlook’ section. Weather forecasts are an interpretation of possible weather events based on trends, maps and climate data at the time of the forecast, and as a result, weather predictions may always change over time. Maltese Islands Weather can never be held responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or even lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use or misuse of this data.