Both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are likely to be characterized by fine weather. This will be the result of a weak ridge of high pressure across the central Mediterranean. A zone of instability that characterized our region of the Mediterranean over the weekend will linger into the first half of the week. This means a chance of isolated showers till later in the day on Tuesday 22/12. The weak ridge of high pressure that will extend across our region from Wednesday 23/12 onward should ward off any rain, and encourage partly cloudy skies (with periods of sunshine) to prevail. Temperatures over the course of this week should be above the average for this time of year. We’re looking at 18°C to 20°C highs and 12°C to 14°C lows. Only Sunday 27/12 can be the exception. Temperatures could dip by the end of the weekend. The Easterly wind should give way to a Westerly wind by midweek. We’re expecting most days to be dominated by light to moderate winds. The only exception to this could be Saturday 26/12, when a brief strong wind from the Northwest is possible.