WASM - The Kingdom will be affected starting this evening and tomorrow Monday by a low pressure system positioned over northern Egypt that will advance towards southern Jordan on Tuesday and Wednesday accompanied by heavy precipitation, extremely cold conditions, and strong winds.
Heavy thunderstorms in various areas this evening and tomorrow Monday..
Rain showers will begin in various areas during Sunday daytime, then concentrate in southern regions and gradually advance to affect most areas of the Kingdom tomorrow Monday, being heavy at times and causing the formation of flash floods and water runoff in low-lying areas and valleys.
Low pressure system positioned over southern Jordan on Tuesday and Wednesday..
The low pressure system will position and deepen over southern Jordan on Tuesday and Wednesday, resulting in heavy precipitation falling over wide areas of the Kingdom, particularly the central, northern regions and the eastern badlands, coinciding with strong winds and severe cold with temperatures dropping close to "zero degrees Celsius" in mountainous areas.
Accumulated snow in the eastern badlands on Tuesday evening and Wednesday daytime..
Snow will fall in the eastern badlands areas on the night of Tuesday/Wednesday through Wednesday daytime, accumulating heavily on some high peaks in badlands regions. This snow also extends in the form of scattered showers on high southern mountain peaks, occurring in periods mixed with heavy rain on the peaks of central and northern areas.
The reason for this is the surge of very cold polar winds from western Siberia towards the Kingdom directly, due to the deepening of the low pressure system over southern Jordan, at the forefront of the polar wave expected to affect the Kingdom for most days of January.
Scattered rain at the end of the week..
The Kingdom will be affected by an extension of another low pressure system at the end of the week, particularly on Friday, resulting in scattered rain especially in the north and central areas of the Kingdom.
More intense low pressure systems and cold next week..
The polar wave will gradually approach the Kingdom during the coming week with increased activity of low pressure systems over the Kingdom accompanied by heavy precipitation and increased chances of snowfall in many areas around mid-month.
WASM Regional Center issues red alert..
As a result of the severity of the weather conditions and large amounts of precipitation in many areas of the Kingdom, snowfall and strong winds, WASM issues red alert level for weather conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday, and orange alert from this evening Sunday through tomorrow evening Monday, with wind gust speeds expected to exceed 70-80 km/hour.
Jordan | Weather Alert | Low pressure system with severe cold conditions and heavy precipitation expected across most regions of the kingdom
