We are at the peak of summer. The north African anticyclone, that extends north from the Sahara Desert should remain strong across the Mediterranean region till midweek, before weakening slightly from then on. Temperatures will soar to 36 C till Wednesday 14/08, before decreasing to average levels of 31 C / 32 C from Thursday 15/08 onward. Lows will be at 26 C / 27 C till Wednesday, before decreasing to 23 C / 24 C from Thursday polska-ed.com. Another week of back-to-back sunshine is on the cards for the Maltese Islands, bar the early and late low clouds on some days. A white haze should obscure the sky throughout the first half of the week though. This is the combined effect of the high relative humidity and intense heat. Winds will be mainly light and variable till early Wednesday, before turning Northwest and increasing in strength from then on. It will reach Force 4/5 at times.