Jordan - The weather forecast team at Arab Weather issued the monthly bulletin for the remainder of January, which indicates the dominance of volatile and rainy weather in periods separated by warmer than usual weather and the continued absence of mature winter weather systems until the last week. Below are the details. :
General situation:
Computer weather forecast models for the medium and long periods suffer from great variability in forecasts for complex climatic reasons.
- The Kingdom is affected by an extension of air depressions from time to time (often of medium classification) that cause frequent rainfall and are separated by periods of stability, some of which are accompanied by waves of warmth.
- There is no clarity until the time of issuing the bulletin regarding the arrival of clear winter weather conditions (of advanced classification), but the best chances are in the last week.
- Decreasing the need to use heating methods during some periods of the month.
Statistically: The chances of snow this month are moderate to high.
The first week (January 1-7):
Rainfall: recorded below average
Temperatures: Recorded warmer than average
Chance of flash floods:-
Chance of snow:-
The second week (January 8-14):
Rainfall: about average
Temperatures: about averages
Chance of flash floods: moderate
Chance of snow: Low, except at the tops of the mountain highlands in the Levant.
Description of the weather systems: Jordan and the Levant will continue to be affected at the beginning of the period by the same warm air currents, so that temperatures will be warmer than usual, while the Kingdom is expected to be affected after the 10th of the month by extensions of air depressions, so that temperatures are expected to decrease significantly and return to winter levels. Cold and rain falls more than once in different areas, especially in northern and central Jordan.
The third week (January 15-21):
Rainfall: about averages.
Temperatures: about averages
Chance of flash floods: moderate
Chance of snow: Low except at the tops of mountain highlands.
Description of the weather systems: It is expected that the Kingdom will be affected at the beginning of the period by a depression that will continue to bring winter, cold, and rainy weather to many regions. After that, it is expected that warm air currents will rush into the region resulting from the control of polar air masses over the atmosphere of the European continent. This will lead to general stability over The weather and a significant rise in temperatures for the rest of the period.
The fourth week and the remainder of the month (January 22-31):
Rainfall: around above average
Temperatures: colder than usual
Chance of flash floods: high
Snow chance: moderate
Description of the weather systems: There are increasing indications of a rise in pressure in northern Europe, which leads to an increase in the chances of the eastern Mediterranean being affected by air masses with colder temperatures, such that they return with them to winter levels and are preceded by warmer than usual air currents that are at the forefront, while not... It is clear whether there will be more mature weather systems that will affect the region.
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