Formation of stratocumulus clouds which can be attributed to a stationary front or a slow-moving warm front as indicated by the surface pressure chart on the 3rd thumbnail. Despite weather models suggesting heavy rainfall, none fell over the Maltese Islands as typical for such clouds. The photographed cloud could as well be stratocumulus castellanus as one can notice a very flat base but with cumulus-like top and on this day stratus clouds were also observed as humidity was almost 100%. The high surface pressure close to 1030mb has limited cloud growth on the day and as can be seen by the weather sounding on the 2nd thumbnail, the air was very moist throughout but had limited instability to work upon to produce heavy storm clouds. Having said this some localities saw heavier rainfall due to very light winds barely moving such clouds. The first thumbnail shows stratus clouds underneath the stratocumulus whilst the fourth and fifth thumbnails are a visible satellite image showing clouds close to the mentioned warm front and a slight upper-level low respectively. Such weather situation is not that very common over the Maltese Islands.