Gulf Countries - December Forecast | A radical change in the atmosphere after the middle of the month and chances of rain at intervals

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/12/06

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.

Arabia Weather - The weather forecast team at the Arab Regional Weather Center issued weather forecasts for the month of December 2023, which suggest that the Arabian Peninsula region will be affected by a radical change in the weather after the middle of the month and opportunities for rain at intervals. Below are the details:

General situation

  1. Warm weather during the first half of the month in many countries.
  2. A large temperature inversion is expected after the middle of the month, with temperatures below average.
  3. Chances of rain showers at long intervals. Details are only available to subscribers through the premium package from here .
  4. Chances of heavy rain in northern Iraq.

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The most important expected weather phenomena

Map of temperature deviations from general averages

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Map of rainfall deviation from general averages

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Weather forecast for each week

The first week (December 1-7)

Temperature forecast:

Yemen, the Sultanate of Oman, and southern Saudi Arabia: less than average.

Rest of the countries: higher than average

Rain forecast :

Western Saudi Arabia: less than average.

Sultanate of Oman: About the rate.

Rest of the countries: No significant rain.

Description of the week:

It is expected that the air depressions will be active in the western and central European continent in conjunction with the rise in air pressure values in the Arctic, while the air high will dominate large parts of the Arabian Peninsula, as it is not unlikely that some cold air masses will rush towards the eastern Mediterranean, which will work to form... Cases of atmospheric instability in the western and northern regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

It is expected that the weather conditions will be accompanied by thunderstorm rain showers affecting random areas of the west of the Kingdom and its coastal regions, in addition to the Sultanate of Oman and northern Iraq, coinciding with a rise in temperatures to be higher than their average in the north, center and west of the Kingdom.


Week 2 (December 8-14)

Temperature forecast:

The Sultanate of Oman, Yemen, the Emirates, southern and western Saudi Arabia: less than average.

Rest of the countries: Details are only available to subscribers via the premium package from here

Rain forecast:

Sultanate of Oman: About the rate.

Western Saudi Arabia and Northern Iraq: Details are only available to subscribers via the premium package from here

Rest of the regions: No significant rain.

Description of the week

It is expected that atmospheric pressure will rise over the west and south of the European continent, causing cold air masses to push towards the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea during the first half of the month, with the subtropical high remaining in the north of the Arabian Peninsula.

This leads to the formation of unstable weather conditions in the western and northern regions of Saudi Arabia, in addition to the Sultanate of Oman and northern Iraq, resulting in thunderstorms and a gradual drop in temperatures.


Week 3 (December 15-21)

Temperature forecast:

Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen: About the rate.

Rest of the countries: Details are only available to subscribers via the premium package from here

Rain forecast:

Northern Iraq: above average.

Western Saudi Arabia: Details are only available to subscribers via the premium package from here

Rest of the regions: No significant rain.

Description of the week

It is expected that the western and southwestern regions of the European continent, in addition to its center and parts of its north, will continue with successive air highs, as this will result in an increase in the chances of air depressions and cold troughs arriving towards the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where this situation is expected to cause . Details are only available to subscribers through the package. Featured from here


The fourth week and the rest of the month (December 22-31)

Temperature forecast:

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Rain forecast:

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Description of the week

Cold air masses and polar air depressions are expected to be concentrated in the eastern Mediterranean at intervals, coinciding with opportunities for a low air depression and cold air mass to extend to northern Iraq . As a result , details are only available to subscribers via the premium package from here.

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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