A cold air front will pass, causing severe weather instability on Friday, which calls for attention to the risk of flooding.

Arab Weather - Weather maps at the Arab Weather Regional Center indicate that a cold air mass is rushing towards the Levant region and a cold air front is crossing, coinciding with a surface extension of the so-called Red Sea depression, where a strong state of atmospheric instability arises, and with it the chances of heavy thunderstorms and the chances of floods forming on Friday increase.

A cold air front will pass, causing severe weather instability on Friday, which calls for attention to the risk of flooding.

In detail, a cold air front will gradually cross Iraq on Friday, coinciding with a surface extension of the so-called Red Sea depression, where a strong state of atmospheric instability will arise starting from the southern regions, gradually extending during the daytime hours towards the rest of the regions, and intensifying during the afternoon and evening hours.

As thunderstorms multiply, showers of rain fall, God willing, on many areas, starting from the western parts and reaching the rest of the regions. The rains will sometimes be heavy and accompanied by heavy showers of hail, with strong thunderstorms and high activity in the speed of surface winds that raise dust. Thunderstorms are expected to include many areas of Iraq, including the central governorates and the capital, Baghdad, in addition to many southern regions, including Basra.

At that time, there is a risk of floods and rising water levels. It also warns of the flow of valleys and ravines as a result of heavy rains on some northern mountainous heights. The winds will be active in speed and accompanied by strong gusts that will cause dust in some areas.

The cold air front completes its passage at night, and the impact of the atmospheric instability continues, with thunderstorms continuing to fall on random areas.

The cold air front will complete its passage during the hours of Friday/Saturday night, and the effects of the atmospheric instability will continue, with the continued appearance of clouds at different altitudes and the fall of thunderstorms in random geographical areas of Iraq, concentrated in the southeastern and eastern regions. It is not unlikely that the rain will be heavy at times in some narrow geographical areas.

The winds will be active with thunder clouds and accompanied by strong gusts that will cause dust storms in some areas.

Important recommendations from Arab Weather:

• Stay away from valleys and torrents due to the high risk of their flow.
• Beware of the risks of rising water levels, water pools and traffic jams.
• Take shelter indoors during thunderstorms.
• Beware of the risk of soil and rock drift in mountainous areas.

God knows best.