Jordan | Summer shows its true face in the last week of August .. Details of the heat wave that begins to affect the Kingdom from Saturday

Arab Weather - Specialists in the Arab Regional Weather Center for Meteorology and Weather Forecasts are closely following the results of computer simulations of the movement of a hot air mass that is expected to rush to the Levant, including the Kingdom, as of Saturday 8/27/2022, God willing, which we can call a "heat wave" due to It is expected to continue for more than three days, as well as an extremism of temperatures away from their usual rates by more than five degrees Celsius, with some indications that its impact may continue with varying severity from day to day until the first week of September.

Friday .. Relatively hot weather in most regions of the Kingdom

According to the specialists at the Arab Weather Center, temperatures are expected to remain around slightly above their usual rates for this time of the year on Friday, and normal summer weather prevails in most areas, tending to heat with noon and afternoon hours, while it is hot in the Jordan Valley. Dead Sea, Aqaba and desert areas. At night, it is expected that the weather will be generally moderate in various regions, turning into pleasant with late night hours and early morning, especially in the high mountainous heights and the eastern plain, and the winds will be northwesterly moderate in speed.

The beginning of the actual impact of the heat wave on the Kingdom, starting from Saturday

In the details, a hot air mass is expected to gradually rush from the desert of the Arabian Peninsula towards the Levant, including the Kingdom, which will lead to a significant rise in temperatures on Saturday, to become 4-6 degrees Celsius higher than their usual rates for this time of year. The weather is expected to turn hot and dry in general in most areas, and very hot in the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Gulf of Aqaba and Badia regions.

Forecasters at the "Arab Weather" Center said that the hot mass will deepen, God willing, on Sunday, so that temperatures will become 6-8 degrees Celsius higher than their average rates for this time of the year, and temperatures approach 40 degrees Celsius in many Jordanian villages and cities. Including neighborhoods from the capital Amman, while it ranges between 42-45 degrees Celsius in the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Gulf of Aqaba and Badia regions. The weather is hot to very hot in all regions of the Kingdom, and the winds are light and changing directions, which gives them an additional heat stress.

As for the night, it is expected that there will also be a rise in temperatures compared to the current nights, and the atmosphere is initially very hot in general, but it tends to moderate during the late night hours and early morning in the high mountainous heights and the eastern plains, with the appearance of some low clouds in some areas. .

This hot mass is expected in the region, as a result of a rise in atmospheric pressure in the Arctic Dome, to break the jet currents, become more active, and push cold air more than normal towards subtropical regions, similar to opening a refrigerator door, and as a result of the distribution of air systems in the middle From the northern Atlantic Ocean, the air rise in the British Isles will direct the cold air path and push the temperate air masses south towards the central Mediterranean, resulting in an intensification of the subtropical air rise and the accompanying hot air mass this time over the Levant and northern Arabia And it is supported by a thermal depression on the surface, where these weather elements will keep the hot weather over the Kingdom for many days.

prolonged heat wave

The specialists at the "Arab Weather" Center said that recent indicators show that the duration of the impact of this wave may last for a week or more, but with varying severity from day to day. They added that when the effect of heat waves is prolonged, it increases how a person feels about them, making the atmosphere more stressful and tiring. The weather forecast team will broadcast periodic reports on temperature forecasts in the coming days, God willing.

Important recommendations about the heat wave that it is recommended to take seriously:

• Avoid exposure to the sun all hours of the day.
• Drink plenty of cold fluids and refreshments throughout the day.
• It is advised not to exert physical exertion outside most of the time.
• Attention not to leave sterilizers and any flammable materials inside the vehicles.
• Attention not to leave children inside vehicles, even for a short period of time.

God knows.