Jordan | Khamsin Weather Disturbances Begin Tuesday with Hot, Dry, and Occasionally Dusty Conditions

Published 2024-04-21 · By Hasan Abdullah

Jordan | Khamsin Weather Disturbances Begin Tuesday with Hot, Dry, and Occasionally Dusty Conditions

WASM – The Kingdom is affected by unstable Khamseen weather conditions that begin on Tuesday and intensify and strengthen during the end of the week, which coincide with hot, dry, and sometimes dusty weather with active Khamseen winds that stir up dust, along with increasing clouds at medium and high altitudes and high density.

Khamseen weather conditions begin gradually on Tuesday..
Temperatures rise noticeably and significantly, reaching 30°C in the capital and mountains during the day. The weather is dry and hot during the day with light dust, coinciding with active dry and Khamseen southeasterly winds.

Intensification of Khamseen weather conditions Wednesday through Friday..
Dust quantities increase gradually starting from Wednesday evening, coinciding with increasing dense medium and high clouds and active dry, dusty southeasterly winds in various regions. Temperatures rise to around 32°C in the capital and mountains.

Khamseen weather conditions gradually recede Friday and Saturday with dust continuing..
Khamseen conditions gradually recede with continuing medium and high clouds and suspended dust in various regions, and temperatures drop noticeably and clearly, gradually returning to spring seasonal averages.Heavy rainfall conditions begin gradually at the beginning of next week..
As Khamseen conditions retreat, a high-humidity tropical wave from the Arabian Sea region advances toward western Saudi Arabia, northeastern Egypt, and the eastern Mediterranean. Coinciding with the cooling of the middle and upper layers of the atmosphere, this will lead to a significant and heavy rainy weather condition with regional effects on wide areas of the Middle East.

The regional rainy condition will later coincide with declining temperatures and moderate weather, and spring weather instability is expected to continue affecting, intensifying, and reaching its peak after mid-May.

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