Algeria weather: expected effects of the Siberian air altitude in the coming days, bringing very cold weather and possible waves of frost and freezing

Arab Weather - The weather maps in the Arab Weather Center indicate that Algeria and the rest of the Maghreb countries are on a date with being affected by an extension of the so-called Siberian air altitude, during the coming days, God willing.

Algeria is affected by the Siberian air altitude in the coming days

In the details, it is expected that the country will be affected by an extension of the Siberian air altitude, as a result of which there will be a decrease in temperatures to become colder than their rates for this time of the year by several degrees. Rainfall in the form of intermittent snow showers on the eastern heights (if any precipitation).

The same weather maps indicate a significant decrease in night temperatures, as of the night of Tuesday / Wednesday, so that the temperatures are below zero degrees Celsius in several areas of Algeria, including neighborhoods of major cities, and the weather becomes very cold in most areas, and may drop Night temperatures in the mountainous heights to levels that can make the weather extremely cold, especially during the dawn hours.

Warning of frost and freezing formation

It is not excluded the formation of frost and the occurrence of freezing in large parts of Algeria, while observing the possibility of freezing in some eastern regions that are prone to precipitation, so Arab weather alerts attention to the dangers of frost formation and the occurrence of freezing in agricultural areas in many areas.

What is the difference between frost and freezing?

In contrast to freezing, which requires colder temperatures (less than zero degrees Celsius), frost may occur at temperatures slightly above zero degrees Celsius (+3 degrees Celsius and below) on clear and stable nights with calm winds, so the temperature drops dramatically on the surface of the earth. And it becomes close to zero centigrade, and then the dew drops freeze on metal surfaces, roads, or crops, and this results in the formation of frost.