Malta enveloped in fog

NO, there is nothing wrong with the reproduction of these pictures. These shots of Grand Harbour and Senglea were taken yesterday by our photographer Chris Sant Fournier as Malta was enveloped in thick fog which lasted throughout the day, though it lifted in the evening.

A spokesman for the Meteorological Office said the fog was caused by a very humid patch of air to the east of Malta pushed by the easterly winds towards the west and coming into contact with the colder seas forming condensation and resulting in a low cloud known as advection fog.

Yesterday's fog was complicated due to high and medium clouds which made it difficult for the sun's rays to penetrate with full force and burn out the fog. This also kept the temperature cool.

A good amount of sunshine usually dispersed the fog by mid-day, the spokesman said.

He said that in the evening the wind started to increase and veer to the south west reversing the process.

The spokesman said that in Malta there was only one day of fog every two Novembers. Fog was most likely in March with 1.2 days on average over the past 30 years. It was least likely in August, with less than one day of fog every three years.