The Arab World Weekly | Large temperature variations in the Levant and snow on the heights of the Maghreb | Weather Arabia



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Weather Arabia – During this week, the whole Arab region experiences great differences between the atmosphere between hot and cold, dry, rainy and snowy, and between the pentagonal depression and the winter depression.

Mass of very cold air over the Maghreb countries at the start of the week

An atmospheric depression is centered on Italy on Sunday and Monday, pushing cold north winds towards all the Maghreb countries, where a distinctly wintry atmosphere prevails, and heavy rains fall on the coasts of northern Morocco, of Algeria and Tunisia, while this precipitation is covered with snow. mountainous heights with a height of over 800 meters both in Tunisia and eastern Algeria, and heights of over 1,000 meters in western Algeria, the Atlas Mountains and the Moroccan countryside.

In addition, heavy rain showers hit the northern Algerian desert on Sunday, coinciding with the appearance of a strong wave of dust in the southeastern Algerian desert and the entire Libyan desert on Monday.

The atmosphere will return to stabilize again in all the Maghreb countries from Tuesday, with the exception of Libya, where it remains under the influence of low air and a mass of cold air until the end. of the week.

Egypt, Sudan and Levant .. a hot week followed by a mass of cold air at the end of the week

Due to the air activity in the Maghreb countries, a mass of hot air rushes towards Egypt and the Levant during the first half of the week, and temperatures rise and a hot to very hot weather prevails in Egypt. , while it tends to be hot in the Levant.

On Tuesday, a wave of dust from the Libyan lands is heading towards Egypt, as the atmosphere becomes dusty throughout Egypt, in addition to significant and clear activity in the dusty wind speed this time around the Sinai.

This wave of dust will continue to move south towards Sudan on Wednesday and will reach the capital, Khartoum, where horizontal visibility is low.

On Tuesday, strong southerly winds will blow across the Levant, causing waves of dust in southern and eastern Jordan, the Syrian desert and southern Palestine. These winds also disturb the sea at Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba.

As of Wednesday, a mass of cold air rushes towards the eastern basin of the Mediterranean, returning and lowering temperatures in all regions with a possibility of rain showers on Lebanon, the coasts of Syria, Palestine, parts of northern Jordan and the northern coast. from Egypt.

Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. A noticeable rise in temperature throughout the week and dust repeatedly

Like the Levant and Egypt, the entire Arabian Peninsula and Iraq are affected by a mass of hot air from the African Sahara during the current week, with hot to very hot weather prevailing with severe weather. generally stable.

Southwesterly winds are active west and north of Saudi Arabia, throughout Iraq and Kuwait on Tuesday and Wednesday as they raise dust.

Despite the significant increase in temperatures throughout the Arabian Peninsula, the coastal areas overlooking the Arabian Gulf still experience lower temperatures due to the blast of the sea breeze that cools the atmosphere.

As of Wednesday, a mass of cold air crossing the Mediterranean and the Levant is heading towards the north of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, where temperatures drop again, and continue to rise in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Emirates and Oman until Friday.