Jordan | A cold air front tonight ... and new details about the polar winds expected next week, and snow expected Sunday in the Eastern Badia

2022-01-13 2022-01-13T16:33:14Z
هشام جمال
هشام جمال
مُحرر أخبار جوية

Arab weather - It is expected, God willing, that a significant decrease in temperatures will occur on Thursday/Friday night, and the Kingdom will gradually cross a cold air front, so that the weather will gradually turn to cold, cloudy and rainy in the north and center of the Kingdom, God willing, extending towards Karak in the hours after midnight .

In the dawn hours, light snow showers may fall over the peaks of the Sharah Mountains in the south of the Kingdom.

Low clouds touching the surface of the earth cross the high mountainous terrain, causing fog to form.

The wind is southwesterly, moderate to brisk.

The Kingdom will continue to be affected by a second-class air depression on Friday

There is a noticeable drop in temperatures on Friday, and they become several degrees below their normal rates for this time of the year, as the Kingdom continues to be affected by an air depression classified as a second degree on Friday and is superficially centered to the north of Iraq and is accompanied by a very cold air mass

The weather is cold and often cloudy, with rain, God willing, at intervals in the north and center of the Kingdom.

Low clouds touching the surface of the earth cross the high mountainous terrain, causing fog to form.

The winds are northwesterly to southwesterly, moderate to brisk.

In the Gulf of Aqaba:

  • Wind: moderate south.
  • Sea state and wave height: average wave height (15-30 cm).
  • Sea water surface temperature: 22°C

More drop in temperatures on Friday/Saturday night, with continued precipitation

There is a further decrease in temperatures on Friday/Saturday night, and the weather will be cold and cloudy in most areas, and later turns into very cold in the high mountainous heights.

It is expected that rain will continue, God willing, at intervals in the north of the Kingdom and parts of the central regions, accompanied by hail falling sometimes, especially over the highlands.

Snow showers (often light) may fall over some of the Al Sharah heights in the south of the Kingdom.

Low clouds touching the surface of the earth cross the high mountainous terrain, causing fog to form.

The wind continues southwesterly to northwesterly, moderate to brisk.

The effect of the depression continues on Saturday and good chances of snow in the Sharah Mountains

There is another drop in temperatures on Saturday, and they become 6-8 degrees below their usual rates for this time of the year.

The weather continues to be cold and often cloudy with rain and hail, God willing, at intervals in several regions of the Kingdom, including the southern regions.

It is also expected that showers of snow will fall over the southern high mountains, which are more than 1450 meters above sea level, sometimes accumulating according to the altitude.

The wind is westerly brisk, with strong gusts at times.

In the Gulf of Aqaba:

  • Wind: moderate south.
  • Sea state and wave height: average wave height (15-30 cm).
  • Sea water surface temperature: 22°C.

Also, the weather on Saturday/Sunday night will be cold and cloudy with occasional rain in several regions of the Kingdom.

There is still opportunity for snow showers to fall over the southern high mountains of the Sharah Mountains, sometimes accumulating according to altitude.

Low clouds touching the surface of the earth cross the high mountainous terrain, causing fog to form.

The wind is westerly, moderate to brisk.

We need to make recommendations for the previous days

Polar winds and desert snow are rare Sunday

On Sunday, the kingdom gradually crosses again during the day, a cold air front, and cold, polar winds rushing behind it, coming from Siberia, affect the kingdom at night.

Temperatures are cooler than normal for this time of year by about 6-8 degrees Celsius on Sundays.

The weather continues to be cold and often cloudy in several regions, and the frequency of rains intensifies again, so that rains fall, God willing, at intervals in several regions of the Kingdom, sometimes heavy.

As for the eastern Badia regions (Al-Ruwaished, Al-Safawi, the international road connecting with Baghdad, the Jordanian/Iraqi borders, Al-Dafiyana and Umm Al-Qatin), it is expected that snow will fall on them, God willing, with the occurrence of accumulations in those areas as a result of the convergence of precipitation with the polar winds.

Winds will be active from northwest to southwesterly, with strong gusts in some areas.

In the Gulf of Aqaba:

  • Wind: moderate south.
  • Sea state and wave height: average wave height (15-30 cm).
  • Sea water surface temperature: 22°C.

A wave of ice and severe freezing is expected on Sunday/Monday night

The Kingdom is affected on Sunday/Monday night by freezing polar winds rushing from Siberia towards the region, including the Kingdom.

There is a sharp drop in night temperatures, which are below zero degrees Celsius in several regions of the Kingdom.

The weather at the beginning of the night will be very cold and fluctuate between partly cloudy and cloudy, with showers of rain, God willing, in the south of the Kingdom. Snow is also expected in the southeastern Badia regions, in addition to the Sharah heights.

And later during the night, the chances of precipitation weaken and the clouds decrease and the weather turns to become very cold in most areas and a strong wave of ice and freezing occurs in most areas, including the external and internal roads.

The wind will be northeasterly, light to moderate

The influence of the polar winds, cold and dry Monday, rushing from Siberia, deepens on the kingdom

There is a sharp decrease in the daytime temperatures compared to the previous days on Monday, and they are colder than their usual rates by about 10-12 degrees Celsius, and the tangible temperatures are very low.

And the weather is freezing cold and clear in most areas.

Snow and freezing are expected in several regions of the Kingdom until the late morning hours.

The winds are easterly, moderate in speed, active at intervals and increase the feeling of very cold.

In the Gulf of Aqaba:

  • Wind: moderate south.
  • Sea state and wave height: average wave height (15-30 cm).
  • Sea water surface temperature: 22°C.

As for the Monday/Tuesday night hours, the temperatures return to dropping below zero degrees Celsius in large areas of the Kingdom, and the tangible temperatures are very low.

The weather is clear and freezing in most areas, with fears of frost formation in different parts of the country.

The winds are southeasterly, moderate in speed, active at intervals and increase the feeling of very cold.

Important recommendations from Arabia Weather:

  • The necessity of extreme caution in the morning due to the formation of snow on several roads in the Kingdom, including the external and internal roads.
  • Pay attention to the temperature dropping to levels close to zero Celsius during the day.
  • The farmers’ attention is due to the low temperatures and the dangers of freezing and ice in the morning, and also from the fear of the arrival of the ice wave to some areas of the Jordan Valley.
  • Observe the safe use of heating equipment.
  • Cover the external pipes, and put antifreeze in the vehicles.
  • Pay attention to wearing heavy clothes, especially children and the elderly.

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God knows.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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