Local weather page ‘Maltese Islands Weather’ have issued a Gale Force wind warning due to the strong winds that are being predicted over the coming weekend.

The warning is set to last between Saturday, 6^th January and Sunday, 7^th January.

“A cold front associated with an intense low pressure system over the Tyrrhenian Sea will be sweeping the central Mediterranean during the weekend”, Maltese Islands Weather explained.

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As a result of this, gale force winds from the West Southwest to West are expected that reach up to force 8 to 9 at times.

As expected, the sea is set to be quite rough and dangerous alongside the majority of the Maltese coast with waves forecasted to reach the height of up to 7.5metres.

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The wind force will slightly calm down to force 6 to 7 by Sunday afternoon. However, it will not calm down completely until Tuesday 9^th January.