Iraq | A sandstorm and heavy dust waves hit the country on Monday

Written By هشام جمال on 2022/05/22

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab weather - God willing, it is expected that there will be a clear decrease in temperatures in most regions of Iraq on Monday to become lower than their rates for this time of the year, and the weather will be dusty in many areas, mild in the northern mountains, warm in the western and northern regions, and hot in The rest of the regions coincide with the scattering of clouds at different heights over some areas, and there is a possibility of local muddy showers of rain over limited parts of the northern border areas.

Maximum temperatures are in the thirties in many regions of Iraq, including the capital, Baghdad, while they are around the forties of degrees Celsius in the southern regions.

Winds will be northwesterly moderate to brisk, accompanied by strong gusts at intervals and work to move a sandstorm and dense dust waves towards most regions of Iraq, including the capital, Baghdad, and northern governorates such as Mosul and Sulaymaniyah, and may lead to the formation of dust waves locally, which causes a significant decrease in visibility. Horizontality may reach the point of non-existence sometimes.

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Low night temperatures

There is a decrease in night temperatures compared to the previous nights, and the weather is cold in the northern mountains at the late night hours, while it is warm in the rest of the regions, tending to moderate at the late night hours and dawn, especially in the northern and western regions, coinciding with the continuation of the dusty weather in many areas of varying intensity.

The winds are northwesterly, moderate in speed, sometimes active over some areas, and they raise dust and dust when active.

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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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