Iraq | Low pressure systems move away from the republic and the weather stabilizes, but remains very cold at night

Arab Weather - Weather experts at the Arab Weather Regional Center said that the latest outputs from the so-called computer simulation indicate that Iraq will continue to be affected by an extension of a high pressure system that will impose more stable weather conditions in the remainder of the current week, and temperatures will become higher than their averages for this time of year, but the severe cold will continue at night with chances of frost, especially in northern and western Iraq.

Stable weather and maximum temperatures in the twenties in the capital, Baghdad, in the coming days

In detail, weather maps indicate that the air depressions will move away from Iraq in the coming days and in the foreseeable future, as temperatures will rise during the rest of the week and become higher than their average for this time of year by about 2-4 degrees Celsius, especially towards the end of the week. Stable and cold autumn weather prevails in the morning hours, while it is relatively cold during the afternoon and evening hours in the north and west of the country, and pleasant in the rest of the regions, as maximum temperatures are in the twenties in the capital, Baghdad, and winds are variable in direction and light in speed.

Severe cold weather to continue at night in northern and western Iraq in the coming days

Despite the high temperatures during the day, the weather at night becomes remarkably cold in all areas, including the capital Baghdad, and turns very cold during the late night hours, dawn and early morning, especially in the northern and western regions. Frost is also likely to form in parts of those areas.

Scientific reasons behind the absence of depressions in Iraq and the stability of the weather

We conclude from the weather maps that the scientific reasons for the absence of weather events are represented by the rush of a cold air mass towards the central Mediterranean, and the formation of a low pressure system that affects southern Europe, specifically the islands of Italy and Greece, and moves south towards Libya at the end of the week, and pushes as a reverse reaction a warmer air mass towards the eastern Mediterranean, including Iraq, and is accompanied by a high pressure system in the lower layers.

If we take a further look, we find that storms are active in the North Atlantic and work to pull cold air masses and gather them in high latitudes. We also notice the extension of the Siberian high towards Turkey and Iran, and it works as a barrier system to the advance of cold air masses that cause depressions when they reach the surface of warmer waters.

God knows best.