Cooler temperatures expected next week - Meteoweb
Feeling the heat. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
The weather in Malta is expected to make a drastic change next week according to the Italian weather site Meteoweb.
The website said that the last weeks of uninterrupted sunshine and high temperature will come to an end on Monday with the +35°C temperatures of recent days going down to a maximum of +25/+26°C.
Malta, it said will also be “whipped” by a strong wind which will make the temperatures feel even lower.
Meteoweb says the weather will be mostly nice, stable and sunny, but cloudy with the possibility of isolated showers.
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Alex Bugeja
Jul 22nd 2012, 05:41
Ma nafx kif ghadu hadd ma wahhal fil PL u il mexxej tijaw fuq dan it temp :)...tal ghageb!!
E. Mifsud
Jul 22nd 2012, 11:42
Well, for a change! Usually it's Gonzi' fault!
Charles Muscat
Jul 22nd 2012, 01:36
Its beautiful here in Sydney 17c. I see you in December Malta.
Joe Xuereb
Jul 21st 2012, 22:13
@Anthony Attard (21st July 18:59). Very well observed. You are right - people sitting on chairs outside their front-door, story-tellers drawing the neighbourhood kids, no cars to speak of, open front-doors (with keys in the lock in some localities). Or in those days, familji jgħidu ħames posti Rużarju (reciting the Rosary) either on the pavement or on the roof (after some juicy expletives because the carrier-pigeon didn't return, it-tajra (tal-karti) għebet, in-nemus giddmek, u l-ħobża żejt daru għalija n-nemel, eċċ. Doors were closed more because of the odd rat straying in. Otherwise, safe as houses as we say in UK. We had nothing, times were tough but we were happy because the pressures that exist now where hardly known back then. Progress is a double-edged sword. And the palju tat-tibna?! I remember our elderly neighbour across the street in her balcony telling my mother to douse her face with water and fan herself. Bliss!! |It is wonderful to see an elderly Maltese gentleman trying to survive the heat, according to Maltese devil-may-care fashion. Bless him!
The winters here in London are long but otherwise not too bad (the suburbs are more desolate and feel colder. The days are very short. One looks forward to the Summer. We had a fantastic three days in March and then again a few more sunny days about two months ago. Otherwise it has rained on and off non-stop. The forecast was rain until September but now we are told it will be a sizzling 29degrees as from tomorrow, Sunday 22nd. Fingers crossed.
The British Summer can be depressing (especially after a long winter). The heat in the city can be very oppressive. Planning anything that requires fine weather is impossible (this is Maltese thinking of course but British people are not so easily deterred. If one waited for fine weather one would end up doing nothing). I went to Brighton on a fine day two months ago. I have been waiting two months for a repeat. Maybe this coming week. But the city itself is good enough. Plenty of parks, the river, open spaces. Eating al fresco. One grabs it while it lasts. And then winter. And pubs in damp coats..
@ (Pule' Carmel 21st July 20:47). Carmel, are you thinking of Capodimonte?
Pule' Carmel
Jul 21st 2012, 20:47
Brilliant photograph.
With a slight modifications that depiction of human nature would be good enough to be scupted in the a famous Italian style, I forgot the name of the style, and could be " capo di stefano!" I cannot remember but the style depicts grown up and children in such a natural style.
Jesmond Chetcuti
Jul 21st 2012, 19:35
dont want to sound negative,but, the temperature is going to drop only for a couple of days, and to 29 degrees, from Friday it will sart rising again and for the following week (last week of July and fisrt week of August) is going to be hell again....sorry...
Kenneth Galea
Jul 21st 2012, 22:38
I already noticed Jesmond, that is so true. But at least it will give us a much deserved break from the last weeks of endless torture and hell. God knows what August has in store for us?
Anthony Attard
Jul 21st 2012, 18:59
The gentleman in the photo reminds me of my youth when sitting on the doorstep or on chairs on the pavement in summer was an everyday occurence especially on hot summer days. The few cars passing through our streets did not hinder neighbours enjoying cool evenings outside till late. Their many children used to enjoy themselves playing in the dimly lit streets or listening to nanna's stories.
Those were wonderful times with not much hassle, surely with less tension.
Leaving doors ajar or "fuq l-ant(r)i porta" was customary. It seems the gentleman still enjoys such a custom (at least till sunset!).
I wish him all the best.....sitting on his doorstep, enjoy listening to his favourite radio station, wearing casual clothes, with a bottle of cold water in one hand and "palju" in hand in the other.
Enjoy summer!
C Cassar
Jul 22nd 2012, 02:10
Rose tinted glasses are reat. However, there was also lots of garbage from the past such as raw sewage being dumped in the sae (remember Sliema Ferry, disgusting), Rubbish dumped in the countryside (Mahgtab), terrible treatment of children (and adults) who had mental issues, severe pollution from ancient vehicles, no monitoring of food hygene, rampant cruelty against animela, need I go on?
Reinhard Azzopardi
Jul 23rd 2012, 11:04
@C Cassar
Very true. One always remembers the past with nostalgia. The human brain shuts down on bad experiences. I am blessed with a very good memory however I tend to forget nasty experiences. I hated my days at school with a passion however I can only remember the funny anecdotes. I cannot remember much of the crappy ones.
Alfred Grech
Jul 21st 2012, 18:18
In Toronto, when miraculousely the temps hit 10, the forecaster says, tomorrow it's going to be very warm. This year we had a horrible winter and a horrible early summers - the weather we had the last 6 weeks belongs to later July/early August. Repent people, the end is near.
Alfred Grech
Jul 21st 2012, 21:31
... I meant to say when temps hit 10c in January.
Kenneth Galea
Jul 21st 2012, 17:59
@Peter Barbara,
I am 44 Peter, not sure if that make me young or?? This summer is terrible Peter and yes I have very good memories of horrid and hot summers like the ones in 1987, 1988 and oh boy the summer of 1998, the latter must have been as bad as this one. 2003 and 2012 (so far) very hot indeed.
Prior to 1987 if the temperature climbed to 34c we used to think we had a heatwave. During the summer of 2012, 35c seems to be the average when in actual fact 30c is the average mark. Other summers apart from the years I mentioned above were relatively comfortable, after all I do acknowledge that Malta is in the Med and not a Nordic country.But not when you have a summer like this one when temperatures refuse to budge below the 35c mark. When people start dying because of the heat then that is a fact itself to tell you how bad this summer has been. And I believe more to come in August?
Saviour Porter
Jul 21st 2012, 16:47
Why is this 'news' (and from Euroweb !!!!!) ?.
Temperatures that are less warm than those experienced lately have been forecast by Malta's Meteorological Office since three or four days ago.
http://www.maltairport.com/weather/page.asp?p=17148&l=1
Alfred Grech
Jul 21st 2012, 18:10
Malta's Meteorological Office predicts 29C for Monday and back to low 30's for the rest of the week.
Peter Saliba
Jul 21st 2012, 18:16
We Maltese have a mentality that since this came from a foreign source, then it tends to be better than local news... Same perception applies when for example we buy goods and services; "Ta' barra ahjar minn ta' Malta". Again, same philosophy can be seen for example; when we recruit employees at managerial positions in local companies. Many directors and managers nowadays, tend to be foreigners and not Maltese... mentalita' bazwija f'kelma ohra, dejjem hekk konna u dejjem hekk ser nibqghu!
Alfred Grech
Jul 21st 2012, 21:33
Peter, I'll let you know who's right a week today.
Kenneth Galea
Jul 21st 2012, 16:45
@Joe Scerri
You must be unique man, is your blood full of Azzar????? The exception with this summer is (if you read the article properly) that we had uninterrupted blazing sun every single day since the middle of June with temperatures of 35c+
Summer is generally hot in Malta but in almost every summer you do get a respite after a week or so of high temperatures. This summer the temperatures even climbed above 40c and never went below the 35c mark for weeks on end (apart from the odd day). But then again you are one of those by the sounds of it who prefers to stay idle during the summer season and watch the world go by. Enjoy your idle days Joe Scerri!!!
Giovanni Rizzo
Jul 21st 2012, 16:38
This is good news for the elderly and those who are bed ridden (imsieken).
Cristina Cefai
Jul 21st 2012, 16:30
Global Warming?
Kenneth Galea
Jul 21st 2012, 16:22
Our Lady is listening finally to us. This summer is going to go down as the most horrid and hottest ever. I hope the wind is very strong to chase this horrid heat OUT of the Maltese islands. Would be good if the showers do materialise, actually even thunderstorms to drench the whole island. I hope that August does not go crazy like last month and this month, if only we have cloudy days with wind and rain and NO sun and NO heat.
Every single person who I bumped into, friends etc moaned about this summer and said it has never ever been this hot. Those who entertain this deadly summer are those who are lazy and just do nothing, stay in the air con or can afford to just sit by the pool. Life has to go on even during the summer season.
Joe Scerri
Jul 21st 2012, 16:29
What' s so special about this summer. We have had this weather every summer for as long as I can remember, in my case these last forty years so not sure about your friends moaning. Who are you to judge people if they stay in the air con and can afford to sit by the pool?
Ah fire and brimstone will soon befall us.
Lucienne Dimech
Jul 21st 2012, 16:59
I agree but I thiin k our lady has very little I dare say nothing to do with the weather.
Mr Peter Barbara
Jul 21st 2012, 17:31
You must be quite young, Kenneth, or else have a short memory if I may say so. People do tend to forget the years before and say the weather is the hottest so far. Well even up to ten years ago, I remember we used to have a heat wave every June with hot winds and temp. rising to 38-40 and then subsiding gradually in July and August. I remember because I like to run and take note of high temps in the diaries I keep every year and really hate it when it is so hot and worst of all when it is humid. Do not think that fifty years ago there was no humid summers - , and it was worse, because fans or a/c were unheard of. AND WE had to work at that time too my friend!
What I do notice though, is that the sun is getting hotter and hotter, even when we go abroad, we used to travel in summer to avoid the Maltese summer heat, now you have to be careful as it can get worse in some countries, where you cannot have the benefit of at least a swim in the sea.
j dough
Jul 21st 2012, 17:49
lol
if the weather is as you wish it ie wind, rain, no sun and no heat .. it will be winter!!!
C. Sammut
Jul 21st 2012, 16:05
Nice pic.. so typically Maltese! :)
Janet Bayes
Jul 21st 2012, 15:34
Wahey!!! Thank you very much - - - very pleased with that if its a result!
Mark Spagnol
Jul 21st 2012, 15:33
Din il-gimgha dejjem ikun hawn ir-rih,ax fi zmien il-festa gili naqilu kollox.
Freddie Micallef
Jul 21st 2012, 15:24
Jien wiehed min dawk li nippreferi x xitwa,s sajf ihallini bla sahha.Taf x'ma nistax nisma meta dawk li jaqraw r rapport ta temp jghidu....t temp ghal illum ser ikun sabih,sabih ghal min ihobb x xemx tizreg.dan ghanu jghid bnazzi flok sabih.ghalija sabih meta ikun bi xita imma xorta ma nghidx sabih ,jien nghid bil maltemp.
Reinhard Azzopardi
Jul 21st 2012, 15:43
Ok fair enough, nghidu bnazzi. Pero ejjew nghiduha kif inhi, WHAT THE HELL IS SO NICE ABOUT GREY WEATHER?
Mark Anthony Fenech
Jul 21st 2012, 16:20
I like grey weather. There wouldn't be any blazing sun.
James Borg
Jul 21st 2012, 15:19
this website is all bullcrap... do you remember the famous "snow in malta" ?
this was the same website!
Alfred Falzon
Jul 21st 2012, 15:18
Mother (sic) Nature seems to be suffering from memory blanks lately, mixing up the seasons...
Man's wantan neglect of the environment must be having its toll!
Here, there, everywhere!
"Apres moi, le deluge!" (with apologies to Louis XIV of France) (Roughly translated: "Let the floods destroy everything in their path, when I am gone!).
Alfred A. Falzon
Mr Alexander Azzopardi
Jul 21st 2012, 15:14
darba qalu li ha jaghmel hafna silg dawn ukoll
Patrick Vella
Jul 21st 2012, 15:10
The last time this site reported the weather around Malta, they said that it would snow !
Philip Mizzi
Jul 21st 2012, 14:08
Minn fommok l-Alla
Ms.D. Galea
Jul 21st 2012, 14:08
waslu l Gharejjex ta' Santa Marija.
John Dee
Jul 21st 2012, 14:07
Oh please .....!
Ian Vella
Jul 21st 2012, 14:06
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