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Winter is approaching: The first cold wave to affect the Kingdom at the weekend

Winter is approaching: The first cold wave to affect the Kingdom at the weekend

Weather experts are monitoring conditions for the coming period, as computer simulation maps indicate that the Kingdom will be affected by the first cold wave of the season starting Friday night and Saturday morning, with its impact continuing into the beginning of next week. This means that winter weather will begin to visit Jordan in the coming days, amid expectations of a tangible drop in temperatures and an increase in the chances of rainfall.

The Kingdom was affected yesterday, Monday, by a high-pressure system in the upper atmosphere, accompanied by an influx of a warmer air mass that raised temperatures by about 3 to 4 degrees Celsius above their averages for this time of year. As a result, the weather felt more like summer in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, while nights remained relatively cold, especially in the highlands and eastern plains.

According to the Jordan Meteorological Department, temperatures will drop slightly today, Tuesday, making the weather pleasant in most regions and moderate in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, with some clouds appearing at medium and high altitudes, and northwesterly winds of moderate speed, occasionally freshening. The weather will remain relatively cold at night in most regions, and pleasant in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba. The department warned of low horizontal visibility during the late night hours due to the formation of fog over high mountain peaks.

The department expects the capital, Amman, to record a maximum of about 26 degrees Celsius in its east and 24 in its west, and a minimum of 14 and 13 degrees respectively, while the maximum will reach 33 degrees in Aqaba and the southern Jordan Valley, 31 in the Dead Sea, and the minimum will drop to 11 degrees in the Sharah highlands.

A slight drop in temperatures will continue on Wednesday, with the weather remaining pleasant in most regions and moderate in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, with some clouds appearing, and a warning of low visibility during the early morning hours due to fog in the mountain highlands. As for Thursday, the weather will remain pleasant with clouds at various altitudes and moderate northwesterly winds, and the minimum temperature in East Amman will drop to 13 degrees and in the Sharah highlands to 10 degrees.

ArabiaWeather reported that temperatures will continue their gradual decline from today until Thursday, with weather being pleasant during the day and relatively cold to cold at night, before the drop intensifies on Friday in general. It added that daily chances of rain are available on the coastal areas of the Levant, especially the coasts of Lebanon and Syria, which may sometimes be heavy and accompanied by lightning and thunder, with the possibility of some local rain extending on Thursday to northern Jordan and northern Palestine.

The center indicated that the potential cold system, which follows the expansion of a strong high-pressure system over Western Europe that pushes a colder-than-usual air mass towards the east of the continent and then the Levant, will cause temperatures to be several degrees Celsius below their averages, with chances of rain including Syria and Lebanon and extending south to Palestine and Jordan, during the period between November 7 and 9.

The center emphasized that these indicators fall within the medium range and cannot yet be relied upon as a definitive forecast, but they carry positive signs towards a change in the form of weather systems and improved chances of rain, and the expected weather may be the coldest in several months. It is advised to follow official weather bulletins and wear warm clothing during late night hours and early mornings.

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