This week will be off to a wet start, as an unstable air mass of Tunisian origin will drench the Maltese Islands with rain. The rain, which will be heavy at times, may push the total rainfall for this month above the average for March. This would make March the first wetter than average month since November. A sunny sky will prevail on Tuesday 31/03. April will start off on a miserable note, however. A cut-off low from over north Africa should cover our skies with featureless grey cloud for much of the time from Wednesday 01/04 through to February 03/04. Some rain is possible on Friday 03/04 too. Once again, sunny skies will return just in time for the weekend. Any rain this week will deposit fine desert sand. The first half of the week will be fairly calm, with the light east wind subtly veering west. Things change on Thursday 02/04, though, when a strong wind from the east is to be expected. Friday 03/04 and Saturday 04/04 will be characterised by a strong wind from the west. Sunday 05/04 will be somewhat calmer. Temperatures will vary widely, with highs of 15 C to 20 C and lows of 9 C to 14 C.