Spring in the Maltese Islands is synonymous with occasional outbreaks of Sahara Desert weather. This often entails strong southerly winds, airborne fine desert sand and dirty rain. Another outbreak of this depressing weather is expected over the Maltese Islands from early on Friday 03/05 till late on Saturday 04/05. Once again, this will be caused by a low pressure system traversing north Africa. It will bring with it abundant fine desert sand. This will peak early in the morning on Saturday 04/05. The sky will glow red (especially at night) as a result of this. Some isolated showers, possibly briefly thundery at times, should affect parts of the Maltese Islands on both days. The greatest chance of rain is in the morning on Saturday 04/05. Up to 10 mm of rain may be measured in hardest hit localities. Any rain will deposit fine desert sand. The East wind will reach Force 6/7 at times on both days. This state of affairs will prevail till late on Saturday 04/05, when a strong Northwest wind will blow all the sand away. Sunny skies resume on Sunday 05/05.

Ir-rebbiegħa fil-Gżejjer Maltin hija sinonima ma’ mewġ ta’ temp minn fuq id-Deżert tas-Sahara. Dan normalment iġib miegħu rjiħat qawwija minn Nofsinhar, ramel fin mid-deżert fl-arja u xita tal-ħamrija. Mewġa oħra ta’ dan it-temp dipressanti għandha taħkimna minn kmieni l-Ġimgħa 03/05 sa tard is-Sibt 04/05. Għal darb’oħra, din se tiġi ikkawżata minn sistema ta’ pressjoni baxxa li se tgħaddi minn naħa ta’ fuq ta’ l-Afrika. Se ġġib magħha ammont abbundanti ta’ ramel fin. Dan jilħaq l-aqwa tiegħu s-Sibt 04/05 filgħodu. Is-sema se jkun aħmar (speċjalment billejl) minħabba dan. Xi ħalbiet iżolati tax-xita, possibilment bir-ragħad għal ftit ħin, se tkun qed taffetwa ċertu nħawi tal-Gżejjer Maltin fil-jumejn li huma. Ix-xita tkun l-aktar possibli is-Sibt 04/05 filgħodu. Xi 10 mm ta’ xita jistgħu jiġu osservati fl-aktar lokalitajiet milquta. Ix-xita se tkun tal-ħamrija. Ir-riħ mill-Lvant se jilħaq Forza 6/7 kultant. Dan it-temp mistenni li jżomm sa tard is-Sibt 04/05, meta ir-riħ idur Majjistral u jnaddaf l-arja ta’ madwarna. Is-sema jerġa jkun xemxi l-Ħadd 05/05.