Significant changes in the weather conditions, with temperatures exceeding 20°C in Baghdad, followed by a sharp drop.

Arab Weather - Weather experts at the Arab Weather Regional Center said that the latest outputs from the so-called computer simulation indicate that Iraq will be affected during the remainder of the current week by severe weather and temperature fluctuations, as Iraq will be affected on Thursday and Friday by air currents with warmer than usual temperatures, with temperatures reaching twenties in the capital, Baghdad, followed by a sharp and noticeable drop in temperatures.

Monday to Wednesday: A gradual rise in temperatures and a clear decrease in the severity of the cold weather

Temperatures remain around their average for this time of year, with sunny weather and less cold than previous days, but still relatively cold in the northern and western regions, while pleasant in the rest of the regions. Winds are variable in direction and light to moderate in speed. During the night hours, the weather remains cold and turns very cold in most regions, especially the northern and western regions, with the late night hours and dawn.

Temperatures approach 20 degrees Celsius in the capital Baghdad on Thursday

In detail, Iraq will be affected, starting from Thursday, December 26, 2024, by an air mass with temperatures warmer than usual for this time of year, and thus they will rise significantly to become higher than their climatic averages by about two degrees Celsius, and the weather will be relatively cold in the northern and western regions, and pleasant tending to be slightly warm in the rest of the regions, including the capital, Baghdad, with the appearance of medium and high clouds, and the winds will be southeasterly, moderate in speed, and sometimes active.

Friday: Spring-like temperatures during the day, winter chill returns at night

On Friday, Iraq will be increasingly affected by a very warm air mass coming from the south, and temperatures will rise again to become 2-3 degrees Celsius higher than their average for this time of year. The weather will be relatively cold in the northern and western regions, and warm in the rest of the regions, including the capital Baghdad , and the winds will be southeasterly, moderate in speed, and sometimes active.

During the hours of Friday/Saturday night, initial indicators indicate that Iraq will be affected by a cold air mass coming from the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, so temperatures will drop sharply starting from the northern and western regions, passing through the late night and dawn hours towards the rest of the regions, including the capital, Baghdad.

14 Day Weather in Baghdad, Iraq

Monitoring of a state of atmospheric instability affecting Iraq on Friday

Initial indicators show the possibility of a state of atmospheric instability, as clouds appear at different altitudes, and rain falls in the far northern regions, while some rain showers are likely to extend randomly to limited areas in the center and south of the country, accompanied by thunder at times, and snow falls on the high mountain peaks in the border areas adjacent to Iran and Turkey, due to the specificity of those areas and their high altitude above sea level.

God knows best.