A strong, exhausting and long heat wave that starts on Saturday and gradually intensifies Sunday and Monday may be associated with unprecedented values.

Arab Weather - The results of the analysis of the latest weather maps through the Badr system developed by Arab Weather showed that the Kingdom will be gradually affected, starting on Saturday, 8/29/2020, by a very hot air mass whose effect increases and deepens on Sunday and Monday, causing a strong and exhausting heat wave. And long, amid indications that the effect of this heat wave will continue for at least a week, and with varying intensity from day to day.

the details

And in the details, a very hot air mass is expected to flow from the Arabian Peninsula desert gradually towards the Levant, including the Kingdom, which will lead to a tangible rise in temperatures on Saturday and another tangible on Sunday, and temperatures will become much higher than their usual rates for such Time of year. The weather is expected to turn hot and dry in general in most regions, and very hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Badia regions.

And with the deepening of the hot mass on Sunday and Monday, the weather turns to become very hot in the afternoon and afternoon hours in most regions and temperatures are around 40 degrees Celsius in many Jordanian villages and cities, including the capital Amman, and the weather is very hot all hours of the day. In the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba regions, in addition to the Badia regions, temperatures there exceed 45 degrees Celsius, and may approach 50 degrees Celsius in some areas of the Middle Valley on Sunday.

As for at night, it is expected that there will also be a significant rise in temperatures compared to the current nights, and hot and suffocating weather will prevail during the night with temperatures much higher than usual at night.

Long heat wave

And the same aerial maps through the Badr system developed by Arab Weather indicate that recent indications show that the duration of the impact of this wave may extend for a week or more, but with varying intensity from day to day. And these weather maps indicate that this heat wave may have two peaks, the first on Sunday and Monday, and the second at the end of the next week. Usually, when the effect of heat waves prolongs, they increase their consequences and how people feel them, and the atmosphere becomes exhausting and tiring, especially if it coincides with a large rise in night temperatures.

Is this heat wave associated with historical or unprecedented values?

Weather forecast experts closely follow the developments of the extremely hot air mass and its behavior and path during these days through special models to simulate the movements of air masses, as the directions of the winds and the way this hot mass resides over the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean may lead to reaching temperatures Unprecedented and historical values in some regions of the Levant, especially the coastal areas in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, which are usually protected from heat waves due to the flow of less hot winds over the sea to land. The weather forecast team will broadcast periodic reports on temperature forecasts during the coming days, but this wave must be taken seriously in dealing with it throughout the Levant and Jordan.

The third heat wave for this year and this summer will have different temperatures.

It is worth noting that the Kingdom will be affected by the third heat wave of this year, as the first was in May, while the second wave was at the end of July and just before the blessed Eid al-Adha, and the next wave is the third wave. Between these three waves, a mild summer atmosphere prevailed, with temperatures around their usual rates, and even on some nights, especially in August, the weather was very humid and cold and fog formed over some mountainous heights. The current summer season is characterized by a great difference in temperature between heat waves that are considered strong, as the temperature in the heat wave at the end of July reached 43 degrees Celsius, which is one of the highest values recorded at the Amman Civil Airport station since the climatic records were written. In the 1950s or later, temperatures were at times much lower than normal for this time of year.

Important and serious recommendations to deal with this strong heat wave, especially as it coincides with the return to school

And because this heat wave will be long and exhausting and coincides with the return to school, there are a set of important recommendations that must be taken seriously in dealing with such an atmosphere that can be summarized in the following points:

1. Not to be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods.
2. Drink more cold liquids and soft drinks throughout the day, even at night hours, even if you are not thirsty.
3. It is advised not to exert physical exertion outside most of the time, even at night hours, because the low wind speed, the air drying out completely, and the significant high temperatures will increase the so-called thermal pressure.
4. Be careful not to leave sterilizers and any flammable materials inside the vehicles.
5. Be careful not to leave children inside the vehicles, even for a few short periods.

God knows