Iraq | A state of atmospheric instability begins on Saturday and becomes strong on Sunday, and serious warnings of the dangers of torrential torrents

2022-02-18 2022-02-18T13:46:28Z
هشام جمال
هشام جمال
كاتب مُحتوى جوّي

Arab weather - the latest outputs of numerical weather models indicate that Iraq is gradually affected on Saturday, especially in the afternoon hours, by a state of atmospheric instability, where clouds appear at different heights and the opportunity is created for rain showers to fall on random areas, sometimes accompanied by thunder.

Increasing rain chances on Saturday/Sunday evening and night, and the opportunities include the capital, Baghdad

And with the hours of the evening and night of Saturday / Sunday and dawn of Sunday, the impact of unstable weather conditions increases, as showers of rain fall on random and wide areas of Iraq, including the capital, Baghdad. The opportunity for showers of snow over the tops of the northern highlands, accumulating according to the intensity and continuity of precipitation.

The peak of unstable weather conditions entered Iraq with Sunday morning

It is expected, God willing, to cross Iraq from the hours of Sunday morning and during the rest of the day the cold air mass in the upper layers of the atmosphere, as the country enters under the influence of unstable weather conditions that extend from Sunday morning until evening hours, then it will be concentrated in the northern and western regions, where the amounts of clouds decrease Gradually over the southern and central regions, and its intensity increases in the northern regions, and heavy rains fall on most of the northern regions, including Erbil and Mosul, accompanied by heavy showers of hail sometimes and thunder may occur over some areas, and snow falls in the towering northeastern peaks.

"It is also not excluded that scattered thunder clouds will form in the rest of the central and southern regions during the peak period."

Strong clouds are expected during the peak period and large amounts of rain are expected, which increases the risk of torrential torrents


Looking at what is indicated by the outputs of the processed numerical models, it is expected that strong cumulus clouds will form over the northern regions during the peak period of the impact of unstable weather conditions, which will lead to large amounts of rain in a short period of time, which means a high risk of torrential torrents and possibly floods.

A gradual decline in the frequency of unstable weather conditions on the evening and night of Sunday / Monday

It is expected, God willing, that there will be a gradual decline in the frequency of the unstable weather conditions on the evening and night of Saturday/Sunday, so that showers of rain fall on random areas, their intensity decreasing over time.

Important recommendations from Arabia Weather:

  • Attention to the danger of sudden floods and water raids on homes and shops, especially in the northern regions.
  • Take cover indoors when strong thunderstorms occur
  • Keeping away from the valleys, streams and reefs due to the high risk of their flow.

For more news, download the Arabia Weather app from here

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.
See More
Related News
Arabian Gulf | The cold wave extends to many regions at the end of the week (a noticeable drop in temperatures and strong winds)

Arabian Gulf | The cold wave extends to many regions at the end of the week (a noticeable drop in temperatures and strong winds)

Iraq | The very cold Siberian air mass is placed over the republic, and cold and winter-like weather is expected in various regions

Iraq | The very cold Siberian air mass is placed over the republic, and cold and winter-like weather is expected in various regions

Iraq - Weather Update | Gradual passage of cold wave over central country and a collapse in temperatures in the coming hours

Iraq - Weather Update | Gradual passage of cold wave over central country and a collapse in temperatures in the coming hours

Video: Top 3 clips of rain in the Grand Mosque in Mecca

Video: Top 3 clips of rain in the Grand Mosque in Mecca