Levant weather | A strong depression accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds on Sunday and Monday

Arabia Weather - The latest forecasts issued by the Weather Forecast Center at the “Arab Weather” Center regarding the depression that is centered in northwestern Syria at dawn hours indicate that it will begin to actually affect, starting tonight and Sunday dawn, both Syria and Lebanon, so that it will be accompanied by heavy thunderstorms. Strong winds are concentrated on the coastal cities, then its impact extends to Palestine in the early morning hours, starting from the northern regions, with expectations that it will bring abundant amounts of rain that will work to raise the performance of the rainy season for this time of the year. In the details:

Lebanon: Heavy rains and the first snow of the season

Starting from the hours after midnight and dawn on Sunday, thunderstorms are expected in the coastal areas, including the capital, Beirut, with the crossing of the cold front, accompanied by strong winds at times whose speed may reach 80 km/hour, and in the early morning hours the thunderstorms become very heavy. It is continuing to include most of the Lebanese regions, and forecasts indicate that snow will fall on Lebanon’s high mountains for the first time this season, specifically the Qurna al-Sawda highlands and the eastern high peaks and the border with Syria. Heavy thunderstorms will continue during periods of Sunday and Monday night, with the intensity of the rains decreasing. With the early morning hours of Monday, rain becomes generally scattered during the day, with continued chances of snow falling on the Qorna Black Mountains, and with the dawn hours of Tuesday, the weather stabilizes.

Heavy rains in the coastal areas of Palestine

Forecasts indicate that scattered rain will begin at dawn on Sunday in the northern regions of Palestine, and in the early morning hours the cold front accompanying the depression will begin to cross, so that the rain increases in abundance, accompanied by lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail showers, and the rain area also increases with the noon hours to include large areas. From the country, including the Gaza Strip, where the precipitation is heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by active winds and strong gusts that cause dust waves in the desert areas, and the heavy precipitation continues during the night hours, provided that the intensity of the precipitation decreases with the hours of Monday morning, becoming sporadic and less heavy during During the day on Monday, and with the hours of Tuesday morning, the atmosphere stabilizes.

Syria: Rain covers large areas of the country

The air front accompanying the depression begins to cross in the middle hours of tonight, with heavy thunderstorms falling in the far northwestern region of Syria, accompanied by strong winds, then gradually extending with the dawn and early morning hours to include areas of northwestern Syria, so that it will be extremely heavy and thundery in nature. During the hours of tomorrow, rain will begin to move from the western regions to include all regions, and its impact will reach the eastern regions in the evening and night hours, being thundery and heavy at times. Here it is necessary to point out and warn about the occurrence of dust waves in the eastern region before the rain falls, and the rain will decrease on Monday and become... Scattered and less severe, with active westerly winds, and by Tuesday morning there are no chances of rain.

Important recommendations:

• Pay attention to the expected wind speed, which is sometimes accompanied by strong gusts.
• Beware of dust waves that are dense and lead to a significant decrease in horizontal visibility, especially on desert roads.
• Be aware of the dangers of massive valley flows, the formation of torrents in low-lying areas, and the rising water levels on the roads due to heavy rainfall.
• Drive carefully and be aware of the risk of slipping as a result of hail showers.
• Be aware of the risk of reduced horizontal visibility over mountainous heights due to fog and clouds touching the Earth’s surface.
• The need to wear warmer and winter clothes.