ENGLISH/INGLIŻ

An intense low pressure system will develop over the western Mediterranean in the coming days. This setting will be perfect for the development of a strong southerly wind across the central Mediterranean. This southerly wind, which will reach up to Force 6 at times, will affect us in several ways from Thursday 07/01 through to Sunday 10/01. Daytime highs will exceed the 20°C mark on all four days. The warmest day will be Saturday 09/01, when the maximum temperature is projected to reach 23°C. This would break the record for the warmest ever January day. Nights will be very warm too, with minimum temperatures in the region of 16°C to 20°C. The strong southerly wind will also blow some fine desert sand across our region. This will cause skies to be hazy at times. Grey skies are likely too. Some light rain is also possible. Any rain will deposit fine desert sand. This state of affairs will change on Monday 11/01, with the arrival of a cold front. Temperatures will once again decline and the wind will turn Northwest. This will clear away the dust and possibly herald the return of rain.

 

MALTI / MALTESE

Sistema ta’ pressjoni baxxa intensa se tiżviluppa fuq il-punent tal-Mediterran fil-jiem li ġejjin. Din is-sitwazzjoni meteoroloġika se toħloq riħ isfel qawwi fiċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran. Dan ir-riħ minn Nofsinhar, li se jilħaq Forza 6 kultant, se jaffetwana b’diversi modi mill-Ħamis 07/01 sas-Sibt 10/01. L-ogħla matul il-jum se taqbeż l-20°C matul dawn l-erba’ t’ijiem. L-aktar jum sħun se jkun is-Sibt 09/01, meta t-temperatura massima mistennija tilħaq 23°C. Jekk dan iseħħ, jinkiser ir-rekord ta’ l-aktar ġurnata sħuna li qatt kellna f’Jannar. Se nistennew iljieli sħan ukoll, bit-temperatura minima ta’ bejn 16°C u 20°C. Ir-riħ isfel qawwi se jġib miegħu wkoll xi trab fin fl-arja fir-reġjun tagħna. Din se twassal biex is-sema jkun imdaħħan kultant. Is-sema probabli ikun mgħotti bi sħab griż ukoll. Xi xita ħafifa se tkun possibli wkoll. Din se tkun tal-ħamrija. Din is-sitwazzjoni għandha tinbidel nhar it-Tnejn 11/01, mal-wasla ta’ front kiesaħ. It-temperatura se tonqos u r-riħ se jdur mill-Majjistral. Din se tnaddaf l-arja mit-trab fin u taf timmarka r-ritorn tax-xita.