Iraq | A cold air mass brings rain and showers of snow over the northern peaks Thursday and Friday

Arab weather - the latest outputs of the processed numerical weather models indicate that parts of Iraq are affected by a cold air mass as of Thursday and during Thursday and Friday, so there is a decrease in temperatures, but while they remain slightly above their rates for this time of the year, and the weather tends to be cold in The western and northern regions, moderate in the rest of the regions.

An opportunity for snow to fall and accumulate over the tall mountains of northern Iraq

It is expected, God willing, that clouds will appear at different heights over some areas, especially the northern ones, and showers of rain will fall on the north and east of the country.

As a result of the flow of cold winds in the various layers of the atmosphere, rain will be in the form of showers of snow over the tops of the northern high mountainous heights, and it is not excluded that snow will accumulate in some peaks on Thursday and Friday, before the weather returns to gradual stability on Friday / Saturday night as a result of the extension The effect of the Siirian high altitude in the north.

A drop in night temperatures and ice expected on the northern peaks

There is a decrease in temperatures and the weather is very cold in the northern mountainous heights, where temperatures drop to below zero degrees Celsius with the formation of freezing and snow on the roads, while it is relatively cold to cold in the rest of the regions, and temperatures are below 12 degrees Celsius in the capital, Baghdad during hours. late night.

Strong northwesterly winds blowing over some areas

Northwesterly to southeasterly moderate to brisk winds will blow over the country, especially on Thursday, accompanied by strong gusts that sometimes touch the 60-kilometre barrier, especially in the western regions.

Important recommendations from Arab weather

• Wear a coat when leaving the house.
• Warning to patients of the respiratory system and eyes of the danger of an increase in the proportion of dust and dust raised in the atmosphere.
• Be aware of the danger of low horizontal visibility due to the intensity of dust in some areas.
• Be aware of the danger of slipping on the roads in the northern mountain peaks as a result of snowfall.

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God knows.