10 things you should know about the next strong polar wave

Weather of Arabia - We review with you here everything you want to know on the polar wave, breaking the cold expected to affect the whole of the Levant from Sunday and continuing until Tuesday.

1- The polar mass separated from the Arctic and rushed to the region

As a result of a giant air elevation on large parts of the European continent and its extension north towards regions near the North Pole, this high forced a polar mass to separate and rush towards the regions of Turkey, Iraq and the Levant in this way. And this polar mass is associated with very cold and record temperatures in all layers of the atmosphere, the most important of which is surface.

2- The block took a continental path ... what does that mean

That is, they did not cross wide water bodies and thus this mass maintained strong polar properties despite its distance from the North Pole, for example, temperatures drop below normal levels in some areas that will affect them by more than 20 degrees Celsius! This in itself makes the general character of this block as dry in its impact on Jordan.

3- The movement of the center of the bloc to Iraq

According to computer simulation models that sense the movement of this mass, various numerical models are now indicating the movement of the center of the block from the middle of Turkish lands to central Iraq through the eastern regions of Syria. This does not mean that I, the rest of the region, are immune from the effects of this bloc, but rather that the polar bloc will affect the entire regions of the Levant and Iraq, all the way to Arabia and the Persian Gulf.

4- A huge million area for this block!

The area of the polar mass affecting the region is more than 2.5 million square kilometers. This block covers and affects Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Kuwait, north and central Saudi Arabia, and western Iranian lands in addition to the northern and central parts of the Arabian Gulf. And the area of this mass is considered large if it is compared to other cold polar masses that precipitated into our regions.

5- Dangerous temperatures expected for the next two nights

And it is expected that the temperatures will record record values in terms of coldness, so that it is expected that the Badia and Sahara regions in Jordan will record record temperatures of up to -10 degrees Celsius, which are dangerous values and threaten life for people who stay abroad while they do not deal seriously with These values. The capitals are also not immune to these low and standard values, including the capital, Amman, as it is expected that Monday-Tuesday night will be recorded at -5 ° C in some neighborhoods. The Syrian capital, Damascus, may break some records previously recorded, the same in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Even the Saudi capital, Riyadh, temperatures may be recorded below 0 ° C on Tuesday and Wednesday at night.

6- There is no snowstorm in Jordan, but some potential showers

And for snow lovers, who are many in Jordan, this will not like them, despite the expected standard polar cold that the mass path and the way air systems form do not serve Jordan affected by a snowstorm, but some random snow showers are possible, especially on the southern mountains of Jordan. And it is not excluded the occurrence of snow accumulations over the areas of the Al-Sharah Mountains in southern Jordan, especially those that are more than 1,200 meters above sea level. With regard to the capital, Amman, snow may sometimes fall in some areas, but it will not be continuous and far apart in terms of periods, so the issue of its accumulation remains thorny. It is reported that the snow will cover the eastern regions of the Kingdom and some areas of Al Badi.

7- Freezing, ice, large-scale, dangerous and warrants serious handling

God willing, a wave of ice and freezing is expected to affect most areas of Jordan and the Levant, including the Jordan Valley. And it is not excluded that the ice and freezing will remain even during all hours of the day in some areas. Because of this situation, it is feared that serious damage will be caused to crops if they are not protected or livestock, as well as to exposed pipes or even vehicles, in addition to the danger posed by walking on the frozen roads, whether by vehicles or on foot. Therefore, we invite you to take the utmost care, caution and attention in such exceptional circumstances.

8- Historic snow awaits Iraq and the capital, Baghdad

Large parts of the Badia Al-Sham and all of Iraq are on a date with snowfall and accumulation in an extremely rare incident that has not occurred since the beginning of the twentieth century. The last time that the Iraqi capital was exposed to light snow was in January 2008, but it was light and short-lived. In this case, there is a possibility that snow may fall and may also accumulate in some neighborhoods of the capital, but all of western and northwestern Iraq will wear a white suit in a very rare historical scene.

9- Cairo is also not immune to the indirect effects of this bloc.

Indirect impacts arrive in Cairo, Egypt, due to this mass, despite its geographical distance. And the effect of this mass on the Egyptian lands is in the form of noticeably low temperatures at night hours to prevail cold weather. Perhaps the lowest temperature in Cairo is only 5 degrees Celsius.

10- The polar mass starts to start from Wednesday

It is gradually expected that the slow departure of this polar mass from the Levant and Iraq will begin after it leaves a fingerprint, perhaps it will be written in the history books, and then the temperatures begin to rise gradually and the usual winter weather returns in our regions gradually. At night in the desert, the weather remains cold to very cold, but not like the region will be exposed from Sunday to Tuesday.

God knows!