As Sicily battles a bout of extreme weather, Malta’s meteorological stations are gearing up for what could be the islands' first proper storm of October 2022.
A video shared to social media by MeteoNews24 shows intense flooding taking hold of the Sicilian town of Castelvetrano after it was hit by strong overnight thunderstorms.
Castelvetrano adesso in Sicilia. Alluvione in atto 😨😨
Posted by MeteoNews 24 on Sunday, October 9, 2022
Further thunderstorms are expected to hit Sicily throughout the week, with local Facebook page ‘Maltese Islands Weather’ noting that weather warnings have been issued for the entirety of the neighbouring island.
Given Malta’s sheer proximity to Sicily, there’s a good chance that this same thunderstorm might hit us…
🇬🇧 Our focus today will be on monitoring a thunderstorm system over the Sicilian Channel. It could expand in the...
Posted by Maltese Islands Weather on Sunday, October 9, 2022
“[The thunderstorm system] could expand in the direction show by the arrows over the coming hours. As things stand, parts of this may affect the Maltese islands at some point between late morning and late afternoon,” Maltese Islands Weather warned.
“Everything may still change, as the stormy systems are very dynamic by nature. This would be our chance of rain for today, in an otherwise cloudy day,” it continued.
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With that being said, the Malta International Airport’s meteorological station is forecasting thundery showers for today, alongside temperature highs and lows of 25°C and 21°C.
Similarly, Facebook page ‘It-Temp Madwarna’ is predicting an 85 per cent chance of rain and a 65 per cent chance of thunderstorms to hit the islands today.
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