Egypt/December 2024 | Below-expected rains and long periods of rain interruption expected across the country

Arab Weather - The specialized team at the Arab Weather Regional Center issued the monthly weather bulletin for December 2024, which stated that long-term computer outputs indicate a significant weakness in rainfall performance this month, which requires farmers to take precautionary measures to deal with the expected weak rainfall.

Below-expected rain and long periods of rain interruption expected in Egypt this month

In detail, God willing, Egypt is expected to witness long periods of rain interruption during the month of December, which may be separated by quick rain events, but they will not be reflected in the overall rainfall performance for this month. Temperatures will also be higher than their averages compared to this time of year in several parts of Egypt, while some weather models hint at a relative improvement in the weather system at the end of the month, God willing.

For those interested and specialists: The scientific reasons behind the absence of air depressions in the region and the semi-stable weather

We conclude from the weather maps that the scientific reasons for the absence of weather events are represented by the repeated rush of cold air masses towards the central Mediterranean, forming several air depressions in that region that affect southern Europe, specifically the islands of Italy and Greece, and moving south towards North Africa, and in reverse pushes a warmer air mass towards the region and the eastern Mediterranean. This is also accompanied by a high in all layers of the atmosphere, which leads to the activity of eastern winds towards the end of the week.

If we take a further look, we find that storms are active in the North Atlantic and work to pull cold air masses and gather them in high latitudes. We also notice the extension of the Siberian high towards South Asia and East Asia, and it works as a barrier system to the advance of cold air masses that cause depressions when they reach the surface of warmer waters.

And God knows best.