A low pressure system developing over the Sahara Desert will migrate north towards the central Mediterranean this weekend, affecting the Maltese Islands as it does so. The sky will be overcast on both Saturday 21/03 and Sunday 22/03. We will get rain showers too. These will be heavy and also possibly thundery at times. Being of north African origin, the rain will deposit fine desert sand. Total rainfall may reach 20 mm in some areas. The chance of rain is expected to be highest at around noon on Saturday 21/03 and in the morning on Sunday 22/03. The wind’s expected to be from the East Southeast to East on Saturday, before veering East to East Northeast on Sunday. It will reach Force 6/7 at times.

Sistema ta’ pressjoni baxxa li qed tiżviluppa fuq id-Deżert tas-Saħara se tersaq lejn iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran fi tmiem il-ġimgħa, u se taffetwa l-Gżejjer Maltin. Is-sema se jkun imsaħħab nhar is-Sibt 21/03 u l-Ħadd 22/03. Se jkollna wkoll ħalbiet tax-xita. Dawn se jkunu qawwijin u anke possibilment bir-ragħad kultant. Peress li x-xita se toriġina fl-Afrika ta’ fuq, ix-xita se tkun tal-ħamrija. It-total ta’ xita kapaċi jilħaq 20 mm f’xi nħawi. Ir-riskju ta’ xita mistenni jkun l-ogħla għal ħabta ta’ nofsinhar tas-Sibt 21/03 u filgħodu tal-Ħadd 22/03. Ir-riħ mistenni li jkun Xlokk il-Lvant għal Lvant is-Sibt, qabel ma jdur Lvant għal Grieg il-Lvant il-Ħadd. Se jilħaq Forza 6/7 kultant.