Hashtag – Unusually high humidity conditions continue to affect a wide area, particularly from western Jordan including the capital Amman, through the end of this week. Humidity levels are expected to record high percentages exceeding 80% during daytime hours and 100% during evening, night, and early morning periods, making the current humidity wave concurrent with elevated temperatures an unusual weather phenomenon.
The maximum temperature in the capital Amman is expected to reach around 33 degrees Celsius; however, due to high humidity, the perceived temperature will feel significantly higher than the recorded temperature.
The high humidity levels cause excessive sweating, resulting in an exhausting sensation during hot weather, especially during midday and afternoon hours and continuing into evening and night hours, with expected calm wind speeds.
Limited and light fog formation is expected, particularly in mountainous highlands during dawn and early morning, including the peaks of Ajloun and Salt.
The Jordanian Meteorological Department recommends increasing fluid intake, avoiding direct sunlight, and operating air conditioning units at temperatures not lower than 22 degrees Celsius.
The cause of the high humidity wave is a significant drop in surface atmospheric pressure around the Cyprus basin and southern Turkey, which causes high-humidity westerly winds to push directly toward Jordan. Due to rising global temperatures, Mediterranean Sea water temperatures have risen significantly to exceed 30 degrees Celsius at the sea surface in a rare occurrence, which causes increased evaporation and changes in atmospheric systems affecting the region. This has resulted in the current humidity wave affecting the Kingdom, whose impact became clearly evident since Saturday, as well as the succession of heat waves and the intensity of their effects.
Global high temperatures have caused an increase in flood and torrent levels in many regions of the world, including for the first time in modern climate records, wide areas of Saudi Arabia during previous days, which are classified as severe climate changes. We expect increased changes in climate conditions and a higher chance of floods and torrents during the coming seasons with the anticipated intensification of global warming phenomenon, which will exacerbate the global climate crisis problem.
Jordan | High Humidity and Hot Conditions Continue Until End of Week
