ENGLISH/INGLIŻ

After studying the latest weather maps carefully, we can confirm stormy weather for Thursday. The main events will be heavy rain showers and an episode of strong wind. An intense low pressure system will move across the central Mediterranean on Thursday 14th October libido-de.com/. This will bring stormy weather very close to the Maltese Islands. How close we will get to the full intensity of this we cannot say.

POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN

Whilst showers will be possible at any time, we’re expecting much of the rain to fall in the morning and afternoon. It will be heavy at times, and may also be persistent at times. Some isolated thunderstorms will develop as well. The rainfall will be widespread, and should therefore affect all of the Maltese Islands. As things stand, we’re looking at potentially significant rainfall values. We advise you to not leave vehicles in low-lying areas known to be susceptible to flash flooding. With regards to the chance of hail, only small hailstones are possible (if at all).

POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WIND

The wind will be light to moderate from the West at first, but will turn North Northwest and rapidly increasing to near gale-force speeds at some point during the day. As things stand, this strong wind is likely to affect us between late morning and late afternoon. It will reach Force 7 at times, with stronger wind gusts being possible. The sea will become rough during this episode of strong wind. Wave direction will vary from Northwest to Northeast. We advise you to take boats out of the sea and try to avoid swimming and diving. It will be dangerous at sea, especially along the north coast.

As we’ve always done in the past, we will be providing you with continuous updates.

MALTI/MALTESE

Wara li studjajna l-mapep tat-temp b’reqqa, nistgħu nikkonfermaw il-maltemp għal Ħamis. Il-maltemp jidher li se jkun l-aktar fil-forma ta’ ħalbiet tax-xita qawwija u episodju ta’ riħ qawwi. Sistema’ ta’ pressjoni baxxa intensa se tgħaddi minn fuq iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran matul il-jum tal-Ħamis 14 ta’ Ottubru. Din se twassal għal ġurnata ta’ maltemp madwar il-Gżejjer Maltin. Kemm se nkunu qrib ta’ l-intensita’ sħiħa ta’ dan il-maltemp ma nistgħux ngħidu.

POSSIBILITA’ TA’ XITA QAWWIJA

Għalkemm ħalbiet tax-xita se jkunu possibbli minn ħin għal ieħor, aħna qed nistennew li l-biċċa l-kbira tax-xita tiġi matul filgħodu u wara nofsinhar. Din se tkun qawwija kultant, u taf tkun ukoll persistenti f’xi waqtiet. Se jkun hemm possibilita’ ta’ maltempati bir-ragħad iżolati wkoll. Ix-xita se tkun mifruxa, u għalhekk, il-Gżejjer Maltin kollha se jkunu affetwati. Il-mapep qed jindikaw possibilita’ ta’ ammonti sinifikanti ta’ xita. Navżawkhom biex ma tħallux vetturi f’widien u nħawi magħrufa li jegħrqu meta tagħmel ix-xita qawwija. Fejn jidħol silġ, qed nagħtu biss possibilita’ ta’ silġ żgħir (jekk jagħmel).

POSSIBILITA’ TA’ RIĦ QAWWI

Ir-riħ se jkun ħafif għal moderat mill-Punent għal-ewwel, imma imbagħad se jdur Majjistral it-Tramuntana u jżid f’daqqa f’xi ħinijiet matul il-jum. Sa issa nistennew li dan ir-riħ qawwi jaħkimna f’xi ħin bejn tard filgħodu u tard wara nofsinhar. Se jilħaq Forza 7 kultant, b’buffuri aktar qawwija jkunu possibbli wkoll. Il-baħar jitqawwa matul dan l-episodju ta’ riħ qawwi. Id-direzzjoni tal-mewġ se tvarja bejn Majjistral u Grigal. Navżawkhom biex itellghħu d-dgħajjes u tevitaw li tmorru tgħumu jew tgħoddsu. Is-sitwazzjoni fuq il-baħar se tkun waħda prekarja, speċjalment tul il-kosta tat-tramuntana.

Kif dejjem għamilna fil-passat, aħna se nkunu qed naġġornawkhom kontinwament matul dan.