Released now | Expected thickness of snow in the Kingdom from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday afternoon

Arab Weather - issued a short time ago by the Arab Weather Center, the expected snow thickness in Jordan from the afternoon of Wednesday 26-1-2022 until the afternoon of Thursday 27-1-2022

* Snow accumulations are calculated based on a computer simulation conducted at the Arab Weather Center

It is noteworthy that the Kingdom will be on a date with the crossing of the first air fronts accompanying the air depression between two in the afternoon and five in the evening, so that there will be another significant decrease in temperatures and snow gradually begins to fall (starting in the afternoon hours) over the mountainous heights that are more than 1000 meters above the surface The sea gradually extends at nightfall to the mountainous heights of more than 800 meters above sea level and includes several areas of the capital and other major cities, and is associated with the occurrence of thunder sometimes. Likewise, the rainfall is less than that height in most areas, accompanied by heavy showers of hail.

During the night hours, the crossing of the first cold air front is completed, so that temperatures become around zero degrees Celsius in many regions, and precipitation gradually regulates in the north and center of the Kingdom, while it declines in the southern region, and the weather is very cold, stormy and cloudy with snowfall and its accumulation Above most of the mountainous heights that are more than 800 meters above sea level in the north and center of the Kingdom and are sometimes accompanied by thunder. Precipitation is rainy in low areas and is accompanied by showers of hail.

As for the midnight hours, the Kingdom crosses a new polar air front, so that the snowfall becomes heavy and extends to all heights above 700 meters above sea level in the north, central and east of the Kingdom and is accompanied by the occurrence of thunderstorms. Also, snowfall extends to lower altitudes for some times, especially with the dawn hours. Heavy rain continues in low-lying areas.

During the day on Thursday, the temperatures will be colder than their usual rates by about 10 degrees Celsius, and the weather will be very cold and cloudy with snow falling from time to time over the mountainous heights of more than 700 meters above sea level in the north and center of the Kingdom, while it is rainy in lower altitude areas. Precipitation extends to the Karak Governorate and parts of Tafila Governorate in the early hours of the morning. Low clouds touching the surface of the earth constantly cross the mountainous areas, causing fog to form.

As of the afternoon hours, the level of snowfall rises to become 1000 meters above sea level, so that the areas that are lower than that will receive rain or snow precipitation.

With the hours of Thursday night, the weather will be very cold and cloudy with the formation of dense fog, precipitation and rain mixed with snow in the north and center of the Kingdom, in addition to the Karak Governorate.

It is expected that snow will continue to fall at intervals over the high mountainous heights of more than 1000 meters above sea level, extending below that height at intervals.