As explained last week, the Mediterranean region continues to be characterized by persistent low pressure over southern Europe and the western Mediterranean and a stationary ridge of high pressure across the eastern Mediterranean and Libya. This state of affairs will persist all week, with the situation possibly intensifying later in the week. The spell of springlike weather will be delayed, but will still likely follow at the end of this extended period of Sahara Desert weather. The first three days of this week will bring fine weather with plentiful sunshine. Conditions will take a duller turn as the weekend nears, with rain showers possible at the weekend. Hazy skies due to airborne fine desert will prevail on some days. Temperatures will follow a downward trend, with the 16°C daytime highs at the start of the week falling to a colder 13°C by the weekend. Nighttime lows will be more stable, with values likely to hover at the 11°C / 12°C mark. The wind will blow from the Southeast to East on all days this week. The light to moderate wind on the first few days of the week will strengthen as the weekend nears. A very strong Easterly is possible during the weekend. More details about this will be made available at a later date.