If you were up super early this morning or stayed up late last night, chances are you might have seen “a blanket of dense fog” covering many localities around the Maltese Islands.

Humidity was extremely high as levels reached a level of 100%. This resulted in dewfall, to the point where 0.4mm of rain was recorded.

‘Maltese Islands Weather’ took to Facebook to explain how such a phenomenon occurred.

“This fog formed when a warm and moist air mass from out at sea to our south (the sea surface temperature today is of 20°C) was advected over the Maltese Islands, which at night were cooler than the sea (the minimum temperature on land last night was of 15°C)”, the page clarified.

“The air mass cooled and its temperature fell to the dew point (the temperature at which an air mass becomes saturated and the water vapour in it condenses). For this type of fog to form and persist, the wind must be light. In fact, there was no wind this morning”, it continued.

“A light wind allows the air mass to slide slowly over the cooler area of sea increasing the chances of saturation and condensation. Usually, sea fog dissipates as it moves inland. Given the small land area of the Maltese Islands, the fog this morning persisted in central localities too”, the page added in its explanation.

Many took to social media to upload photos showing the islands engulfed in fog as the sun was rising, giving Malta that beautiful, yet hauntingly earie environment.

Facebook/Maltese Islands Weather