Tag: Weather
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Europe braces for another heatwave week
Europe is bracing for another week of extreme heat, with temperatures expected to intensify across large parts of western and southern Europe towards the middle and latter part of the week. Current forecasts put temperatures at around 40°C in Madrid, 39°C in Paris and Rome, and 35°C in London by Thursday, while Athens is expected…
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Civil Protection Department issues Red Notice for strong winds
Malta’s Civil Protection Department has issued a Red Notice for strong winds until 6AM tomorrow morning. The MIA’s metrological forecast also predicts strong winds lasting until Wednesday next week. Strong winds are expected in Malta due to low-pressure system moving towards the central Mediterranean. Desert storms in Libya are also forecasted. Spain and Portugal are…
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Storm Harry moves to the east of the Mediterranean as Malta calculates the damage
Storm Harry, which caused devastation in some coastal areas in Malta, has now moved to the east of the Mediterranean Sea with the weather in Malta moderating considerably. The weather is still cloudy with a gust of wind and some rain but the extreme conditions have now ended. Devastation was mostly recorded in coastal towns…
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Storm Harry leaves trail of devastation in Marsaskala and surrounding areas
Several images and videos sent to The Maltese Herald by our readers indicate the level of destruction wreaked by Storm Harry overnight. The seaside town of Marsaskala was particularly hard hit with the area around the Parish Church and the seafront totally impassable due to seawater flooding and debris. No major incidents were reported however.…
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Authorities urge public to stay indoors as severe storm hits the islands: school is not obligatory tomorrow
Public authorities have urged citizens to remain indoors over the coming hours unless absolutely necessary, as severe weather conditions continue to affect the Maltese Islands, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri warned on Monday. Addressing an emergency press conference, the Minister of Home Home Affairs Byron Camilleri outlined a series of precautionary measures being implemented in…
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January brought warmer weather and below-average rainfall
Malta welcomed the new year with warmer-than-predicted weather and drier-than-usual conditions, according to data released by the Meteorological Office. The average temperature in the month was 14.5°C, which was 1.6°C above the long-term monthly average. The month’s peak temperature was on the 27th of January at 19.4°C. This fell short of the record 25.8°C in…
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Weather in 2024: Third driest on record, blazing heat, minimal rainfall
Malta has just gone through one of its driest years on record, third on record for that matter, with the Malta Meteorological Office reporting 285.3 mm of rain in total. It rained 260 mm less than the average taken over the past 30 years. Only the years 1947 and 1961 were drier, with 228.4 and…
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October 2024: Third driest month on record, slightly warmer and sunnier than average
In a stark sign of shifting weather patterns, October 2024 became the third driest October on record in Malta, with only 4.2 mm of rainfall reported by the Meteorological Office. This figure falls significantly short of the month’s usual 77.8 mm, illustrating an ongoing trend of unusually dry autumn months. October 2023, by comparison, holds…