WASM | Monitoring New Heavy Rainfall Events After Mid-Month, Followed by a Sharp Cold Wave Toward the End of the Month (Details Will Be Released Soon)
- The current rainfall activity is gradually easing across large parts of Saudi Arabia, while scattered rainfall continues across parts of western and central regions of the Kingdom.
- Rainfall and cold low-pressure systems are expected to return to the Levant and Iraq during the second half of next week and into the beginning of the following week, ahead of a sharp cold outbreak anticipated toward the end of November and the beginning of December. Further details will be announced soon.
- The anticipated sharp cold wave is expected to be highly unusual for this time of year due to the simultaneous influence of exceptional large-scale climatic factors.
- Rainfall activity is expected to continue across Saudi Arabia, focusing mainly on western, northern, and central regions, as well as Kuwait, while the Levant and Iraq are forecast to be increasingly affected by active low-pressure systems.
Detailed Forecast by Region and Country
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Region, and the Arabian Peninsula
The cold wave is expected to gradually weaken across northern Saudi Arabia, with temperatures rising steadily and generally stable weather conditions prevailing.
The recent rainfall event is easing, but scattered showers are still expected across parts of northern Riyadh Region, Al-Qassim, portions of Hail, Makkah, Jeddah, Asir, Jazan, Al-Baha, and Taif during the coming days.
A new heavy rainfall event is being monitored for western Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea coast during the second half of next week. Further details will be released soon.
The Levant
Temperatures are expected to rise at the beginning of the week before decreasing noticeably by midweek.
Cold low-pressure systems are forecast to approach the Levant during the second half of the week, beginning over northwestern Syria and Lebanon before gradually extending into Jordan and Palestine by the end of the week and the beginning of the following week.
A sharp and unusual cold wave is also being monitored for the end of November and the beginning of December. Additional details will be released soon.
Jordan
The sharp cold wave is expected to gradually weaken across the Kingdom, allowing temperatures to rise and seasonable autumn weather to return on Sunday and Monday.
Temperatures are then expected to decline again by midweek, with colder conditions and renewed chances for scattered rain showers across parts of northern and central Jordan as a distant low-pressure system affects northern parts of the Levant.
A heavy rainfall event associated with successive cold low-pressure systems is expected to begin later next weekend or early the following week, accompanied at times by heavy rainfall and cold to very cold conditions.
Weather patterns expected later this month, especially those associated with the anticipated sharp and unseasonal cold wave, are currently being monitored closely. Further details will be announced soon.
Syria
Temperatures are expected to rise at the beginning of the week before declining again as new low-pressure systems begin affecting northwestern Syria starting in the middle of the week, particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The heaviest rainfall is expected across northwestern Syria and coastal regions.
The heavy rainfall event is expected to intensify by the end of the week and into the beginning of the following week, followed by a sharp cold wave during the final days of November and the beginning of December.
Palestine
The winter cold wave is expected to gradually subside, with temperatures rising and more seasonable autumn conditions returning.
Limited showers are possible, particularly in coastal regions during the middle of the week, coinciding with the return of cooler weather.
Another significant rainfall event is expected to develop toward the end of next week or early the following week, followed by a sharp cold wave during the final week of the month.
Lebanon
The cold wave is expected to ease, with temperatures returning closer to normal autumn levels.
Rain showers are forecast to redevelop by the middle of the week.
Heavy rainfall is expected to return during the second half of next week, followed by a sharp cold wave during the final week of the month as a new rainfall event deepens across the region.
Iraq
Weather conditions are expected to remain stable, though colder than normal for this time of year, followed by a rise in temperatures next week and a return to more typical autumn conditions.
A heavy rainfall event is expected during the second half of next week, with further details to be released soon.
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