Latest long-term maps have confirmed a grim outlook for the Maltese Islands. The drought will extend into March. The maps explain how persistent high pressure will continue to cover the Mediterranean, preventing low pressure systems originating over the Atlantic from reaching us. The chance of any rain before the end of February is zero. It is also likely that no rain will reach us in the first week of March. The second week of March may also be mainly dry. This is as far as long-term maps go. We will update you regularly on the drought situation.

Statistics from our weather station in Għarb reveal some dismal facts.

  • July 2019 (1.3 mm) was wetter than February 2020 (0.5 mm)
  • February 2020 will become the driest February ever
  • It will soon be 3 months since the last nationwide rain
  • It will soon be over a month since the last decent shower (>1 mm)

These facts will be confirmed assuming no rain falls over the Maltese Islands by 29th February 2020.

 

L-aħħar mapep fit-tul qed jikkonfermaw sitwazzjoni mhux daqstant pjaċevoli għal Gżejjer Maltin. In-nixfa se tkompli f’Marzu. Il-mapep spjegaw kif pressjoni għolja persistenti se tkompli tgħatti ċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran, u b’hekk iżżommu sistemi ta’ pressjoni baxxa li joriġinaw barra fuq l-Atlantiku minn li jilħquna. Iċ-ċans ta’ xita sa l-aħħar ta’ Frar huwa żero. Huwa probabli wkoll li l-ebda xita ma tilħaqna matul l-ewwel ġimgħa ta’ Marzu. It-tieni ġimgħa ta’ Marzu taf tkun waħda niexfa ferm wkoll. Il-mapep fit-tul sa hawn iwasslu. Aħna se naġġornawkom fuq is-sitwazzjoni tan-nixfa b’mod regolari.

Statistiċi minn l-istazzjoni metejoroloġiku tagħna fl-Għarb juri xi fatti mhux daqstant sbieħ.

  • Lulju 2019 (1.3 mm) ra aktar xita minn Frar 2020 (0.5 mm)
  • Frar 2020 se jikser ir-rekord ta’ l-aktar Frar niexef fl-istorja ta’ Malta
  • Dalwaqt ikun ilu tlett xhur minn l-aħħar xita mifruxa mal-pajjiż kollu
  • Dalwaqt ikun ilu xahar minn l-aħħar ħalba xita diċenti (>1 mm)

Dawn il-fatti se jkunu konfermati jekk ma tagħmilx xita madwar il-Gżejjer Maltin sa 29 ta’ Frar 2020.