WASM- The WASM Regional Center is continuously monitoring a "strong and widespread" wave of heavy rainfall that will affect Jordan, beginning early next week and intensifying significantly during the middle and end of next week.
Temperatures will rise significantly and noticeably by the end of this week as a result of a "deep khamsin" low-pressure system positioned over northern Egypt, bringing strong and dusty winds along with moderate to high cloud coverage, which will precede the effects of the widespread rainy condition.
Starting from next Monday, temperatures will drop significantly and noticeably, and the widespread heavy rainfall will begin, expected to affect most regions of the Middle East, including Jordan, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Turkey, and the eastern Mediterranean basin.
This heavy rainfall is expected to persist for a "long" period and is rare for this time of year, coinciding with a significant drop in temperatures due to a cold and highly humid air mass expected to remain positioned over Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean basin for an extended period.
As a result of the coincidence of cold low-pressure systems with the warm spring period, it is expected that this will cause high rainfall intensity rates in some areas and a significant increase in the formation of widespread flash floods across various regions during the coming week. All details will be issued as the strong weather system approaches.
The strength of the expected heavy rainfall is due to an unusual dominance of a strong high-pressure system over North Africa and southwestern Europe. These areas typically experience high activity of khamsin low-pressure systems that bring large quantities of rainfall to those regions compared to this time of year. This high-pressure system works to push cold air masses toward southeastern Europe, Greece, Turkey, and the eastern Mediterranean basin countries. This also coincides with an influx of a warm, highly humid air mass from the Arabian Sea region, which will increase the intensity of the weather system.
WASM Regional Center Monitors Heavy and Regional Rainfall Wave Expected to Cover Jordan Next Week
