WASM – The Kingdom is affected by a low-pressure system positioned north of Egypt and then south of Jordan, coinciding with cold conditions and active to strong winds at times, with scattered rainfall from Wednesday evening until Friday evening. The rainfall is sometimes in the form of heavy thunderstorms causing the formation of flash floods and transported floods in low-lying areas, affecting various regions of the Kingdom including desert areas and the Aqaba region.
The low-pressure system begins Wednesday evening..
The low-pressure system is positioned north of Egypt on Wednesday and gradually advances to settle for an extended period over southern Jordan, resulting in the activity of cold and humid easterly winds, which causes the formation of rain clouds in various areas. The weather condition will be concentrated at the beginning of its impact on the eastern region and north and central parts of the Kingdom and the Dead Sea area, then gradually extends toward all areas of the Kingdom including desert areas and southwestern mountains. The WASM Regional Center issues an orange alert level for the expected weather conditions from Wednesday evening until Friday evening.
Alert from heavy rainfall at times..
As a result of the location of the low-pressure system over southern Jordan, this increases the chances of high rainfall rates at times and for short periods in different areas, resulting in the formation of flash floods and transported floods in low-lying areas and water accumulation sites.
Clouds touching mountains and dense fog at times..
The chances of fog and clouds touching the mountains increase with Thursday evening hours and Friday, which sometimes lead to zero horizontal visibility range, coinciding with cold weather and active winds.
Gradual weather stabilization on Saturday..
The impact of the low-pressure system gradually recedes on Saturday, but the atmosphere remains cold and partly cloudy with continued chances of light rain showers in different areas.
Continuation of low-pressure systems..
An important period of stability is not expected in the coming weeks, as low-pressure systems will continue which will intensify in terms of cold and precipitation amounts, especially during the period between January 2 and January 14, with temperatures expected to approach zero degrees Celsius during those periods.