Iraq | Sharp temperature fluctuations in the coming days and dust returns to the country after a long absence

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arab Weather -</strong> The latest outputs of the numerical weather models processed by the Weather Operations Department at the Arab Weather Center indicate that Iraq will be affected by severe temperature fluctuations this week, as temperatures rise until Tuesday with an increase in the amount of dust before a noticeable decrease on Wednesday and Thursday as a result of the advance of an air mass with lower temperatures.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Temperatures to rise, culminating in very hot and dusty weather on Tuesday</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In detail, an autumn air mass is approaching the Levant in the coming days and is causing hot air from the Arabian Peninsula to rush towards Iraq as a temporary adverse reaction. Therefore, temperatures will gradually rise on Sunday and Monday, and the rise will reach its peak on Tuesday, when the weather will be very hot and dusty due to the activity of the southeast winds, and the maximum in Baghdad will be around 40 degrees Celsius.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>A drop in temperatures, especially in the western regions, and a less hot atmosphere</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On Wednesday, Iraq will be affected by the air mass affecting the Levant, and thus temperatures will drop significantly to be lower than their average for this time of year by about 3-5 degrees Celsius, and the weather will be relatively hot in most areas and moderate over the northern mountainous highlands and western regions.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Below average temperatures with active northwesterly winds</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The maximum temperatures in the capital, Baghdad, will be between 35-36 degrees Celsius, which means they have decreased by about 4-6 degrees Celsius compared to the past days, but the northwesterly winds will be active and will be accompanied by strong gusts that will stir up dust and dirt, especially in the southeastern regions.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>A decrease in night temperatures compared to previous nights, and an expected return of pleasant weather, especially in northern and western Iraq.</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Night temperatures also drop compared to previous nights, and the weather during the night hours is pleasant in the western regions, tending to be cold in the late hours, and pleasant to relatively cold in the northern highlands, but moderate in the rest of the regions, with temperatures in the twenties in the capital, Baghdad, especially at dawn.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> God knows best.</p>