ENGLISH/INGLIŻ

A stream of cold, dry air from over the Balkans and a flow of cool, moist air from over the western Mediterranean will converge over the central Mediterranean. The cool, moist air will rise above the colder air. This will develop a band of rain-bearing clouds. We’re expecting episodes of steady rain over the Maltese Islands between mid-afternoon on Wednesday 12th January and early morning on Thursday 13th January. The rain will be moderate to heavy at times. We’re expecting substantial nation-wide rainfall totals. This rain may lead to flooding across the usual areas. We are NOT expecting any thunderstorms. The heaviest rain is likely overnight. The wind will be mainly calm during the rain. As soon as the rain-bearing system starts moving away, the wind is expected to veer East to East Northeast and increase rapidly to become Force 5 to 6. This wind will persist into Friday 14th January. The weekend should bring spring-like weather to the Maltese Islands.

MALTI / MALTESE

Arja kiesħa u xotta minn fuq il-Balkani u arja anqas kiesħa u iżjedumda’ minn fuq il-punent tal-Mediterran se jiltaqgħu fuq iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran. L-arja anqas kiesħa u iżjed umda’ se tispiċċa mbuttata ‘l fuq. Din se twassal biex tiżviluppa sħab tax-xita. Qed nistennew episodji ta’ xita kontinwa fuq il-Gżejjer Maltin minn wara nofsinhar ta’ l-Erbgħa 12 ta’ Jannar sa kmieni filgħodu tal-Ħamis 13 ta’ Jannar. Ix-xita se tkun moderata għal qawwija kultant. Nistennew ammonti ta’ xita sostanzzjali fuq medda estensiva tal-Gżejjer Maltin. Din ix-xita tista twassal biex jinġabar xi ilma fl-inħawi magħrufa għal dan. MHUX qed nistennew maltempati bir-ragħad qawwijin. L-aktar xita qawwija mistennija matul il-lejl li ġej. Ir-riħ se jkun kalm waqt ix-xita. Hekk kif is-sistema’ ta’ maltemp tibda tidgħajjef, ir-riħ mistenni li jdur lejn il-Lvant għal Grieg il-Lvant u jitqawwa fi ftit ħin biex jibda jilħaq Forza 5 għal 6. Ir-riħ se jippersisti sa matul il-jum tal-Ġimgħa 14 ta’ Jannar. It-temp matul tmiem il-ġimgħa mistenni li jkun jixbah lil dak tar-rebbiegħa.