Iraq | An extension of the Red Sea depression and a noticeable rise in temperatures at the end of the week

Written By هشام جمال on 2023/03/23

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - weather maps in the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate that Iraq was affected during Friday and Saturday by the extension of the so-called Red Sea depression, which pushes warm and dry eastern air currents so that the measured temperatures tend to rise significantly with the spread of quantities of clouds at medium and high altitudes that may be interspersed with precipitation Showers of rain in some limited areas.

In the details, Iraq is affected on Friday by the extension of the Red Sea depression, which is accompanied by a warm and dry air mass, as temperatures rise in all regions and are higher than their rates for this time of the year by about 4-6 degrees Celsius in various regions, and the weather is mild in the north and west of the country. And warm in the rest of the regions, with quantities of clouds spreading at medium and high altitudes that may be interspersed with local showers of rain in limited areas of the west of the country.

The winds are receptive and light in speed in various regions.

The impact of the Red Sea depression on Iraq increased on Saturday

During Saturday, Iraq is increasingly affected by the extension of the Red Sea depression, so that there is a further rise in temperatures to be higher than their rates for this time of the year by about 7-8 degrees Celsius, and the weather will be warm in the northern and western regions, inclined to heat in the rest of the regions, as temperatures approach. The majority of the thirties in central and southern Iraq, including the capital, Baghdad.

It is expected that large quantities of clouds will spread at different altitudes, so that the opportunity is ripe for local thunderstorms of rain in limited and separate areas of northern Iraq.

The winds will be easterly to southeasterly, moderate in speed, active in the south and west of Iraq and working to increase dust levels in those areas.

God knows

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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