Iraq | A cold air mass, its effects are concentrated in the northern and western regions, and a significant decrease in temperatures, starting from Thursday

Arab Weather - The latest outputs of computer numerical models in the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate that Iraq was affected on Wednesday by warm and dry air currents that cause a rise in temperatures in all regions, with a rise in dust concentration to the west, and this is a precursor to the eruption of an air mass with temperatures cooler than What is accustomed to at this time of the year at the end of the week, its effects are clearer on the northern and western regions of Iraq.

In the details, Iraq is affected by a warm air mass on Wednesday, so there is a significant and temporary rise in temperatures to be higher than their rates for this time of the year by about 5-6 degrees Celsius, and the weather will be warm and dry in most regions, with maximum temperatures approaching 30 degrees. Celsius in the capital, Baghdad, and clouds appear at different heights in the northernmost elevations in the border areas, with thunderstorms of rain falling on those areas.

And the southwesterly winds are brisk in the western regions, accompanied by strong gusts that provoke dusty waves, while the winds are moderate in speed in the rest of the regions, sometimes brisk.

During the night hours of Wednesday / Thursday, the weather will be relatively cold over the mountains, and moderate to warm in the rest of the regions, tending to be cold in the late night and early morning hours.

An unusually cold air mass arriving from the region is approaching Iraq on Thursday, and its effects will increase by the end of the week

An unusually cold air mass is approaching the region from the northern and western regions of Iraq during the day on Thursday. The northern and western regions of Iraq are affected by an air mass with colder temperatures than what is usual for this time of the year, so there is a significant drop in temperatures to be less than Its rates for this time of the year are about two degrees Celsius, and the weather tends to be cold in those areas, while the rest of the regions are still under moderate to warm weather, and temperatures are twenty in the capital, Baghdad.

However, after God’s will, the actual effect of the cold air mass on the northern and western regions of Iraq begins on Thursday, when another drop in temperatures occurs, while the central and southern regions are under secondary consequences of the cold air mass in the form of a decrease in temperatures and the predominance of a pleasant to moderate spring weather. During daylight hours, however, with Friday, the effect of the cold air mass extends towards central Iraq and with less intensity towards the southern regions, so that cold weather prevails in Baghdad and the surrounding areas, and it is pleasant in the southern regions.

During the night hours, especially at the end of the week, there is a noticeable decrease in the night temperatures, and the weather is remarkably cold to very cold in most regions, with the lowest temperatures approaching zero degrees Celsius in the mountainous highlands and western regions.

Important recommendations from the Arab weather:

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• Pay attention to the dangers of high levels of dust on Wednesday in the western regions, and its impact on patients with the respiratory system and eyes.
• Pay attention to the sharp temperature differences during the coming days.
• Recommendations to wear warmer clothes at the end of the week to match the expected cold weather.

God knows.