The Maltese Islands have sweltered in maximum temperatures of up to 36°C (with realfeels of over 40°C). These hot temperatures have turned the sea into a veritable tropical aquarium, with the surface temperature surging to 28°C, over three degrees Celsius above the norm for this time of year.

The current heat spell is expected to continue till Monday 03/08, with daytime highs of up to 36°C till then. In contrast to recent days, a fresh Northwest breeze is likely to offer some relief from the sizzling heat. Tuesday 04/08 will then be the start of a break from the intense heat, when a rather strong wind from the Northwest will cause daytime highs to dip to 30°C / 31°C for some four days.

F’dawn l-aħħar jiem, il-Gżejjer Maltin inxtwew f’temperaturi massimi li laħqu l-livell ta’ 36°C (u kienu jinħassu daqs li kieku kienu aktar minn 40°C). Dawn it-temperaturi sħan bidlu l-baħar ta’ madwarna f’akkwarju tropikali. It-temperatura ta’ wiċċ il-baħar laħqet 28°C, jew ftit aktar minn tlett gradi ogħla mill-medja għal dan iż-żmien tas-sena.

Dan il-perjodu ta’ sħan qalila mistenni li jkompli sa nhar it-Tnejn 03/08, bl-ogħla matul il-jum tkompli tilħaq 36°C sa dakinhar. Għal kuntrarju ta’ dawn l-aħħar jiem pero’, żiffa ħelwa mill-Majjistral se toffri xi ftit soljev mis-sħana intensa. Nhar it-Tlieta 04/08, imbagħad, se jkun il-bidu ta’ waqfa qasira ta’ temperaturi aktar friski, meta riħ daqsxejn qawwi mill-Majjistral se jbaxxi t-temperaturi għal livelli ta’ 30°C / 31°C għal minn ta’ l-anqas erbat ijiem.