ENGLISH/INGLIŻ

The first heat spell of the summer is just days away. A blast of hot air from over north Africa will engulf the western and central Mediterranean, including the Maltese Islands, from this weekend. This will cause air temperatures to soar across the region. Temperatures will reach 33°C + (with real-feels of up to 38°C) in what promises to be a sizzling spell for the Maltese Islands. This heat spell looks set to last indefinitely, and may be upgraded to a heat wave, if future weather maps show even warmer temperatures. A heat spell classifies as a heat wave when maximum temperatures exceed the climate norm by at least 5°C for a period of at least three consecutive days. Nighttime lows will be very warm. Winds will be mainly light and variable. Skies will be sunny or mainly sunny.

 

MALTI / MALTESE

L-ewwel mewġa ta’ sħana għal din is-sena tinsab biss jiem bogħod. Massa ta’ arja sħuna minn l-Afrika ta’ fuq mistennija tgħatti l-punent u ċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran, inkluż il-Gżejjer Maltin, minn tmiem din il-ġimgħa. Din se twassal biex it-temperaturi jibdew jikwu f’dawn l-inħawi. It-temperaturi se jilħqu 33°C + (u jinħassu sa 38°C) f’dak li għandu jkun perjodu jaqħraq ferm. Dan il-perjodu ta’ sħana se jdum għal żmien indefinit, u jaf jikkwalifika bħala ‘heat wave’ jekk il-mapep tat-temp tal-jiem li ġejjin jindikaw valuri ogħla. ‘Heat wave’ hija definita bħala perjodu ta’ minn ta’ l-anqas tlett ijiem konsekuttivi li fihom it-temperatura massima taqbeż il-medja b’xi 5°C. It-temperaturi billejl jibqgħu sħan ukoll. Ir-riħ se jkun il-biċċa l-kbira ħafif u varjabbli, filwaqt li s-sema jkun xemxi jew il-biċċa l-kbira xemxi.