Arab Weather app for Tuesday and Wednesday, August 12 and 13: Fears of many previously recorded temperature records being broken and the heat wave reaching exceptional levels (details)

Arab Weather App - Weather maps and AI-processed air mass simulation maps in the Arab Weather app indicate that the blazing center of the scorching air mass is expected to position itself near the Kingdom, leading to a heat wave reaching unprecedented levels on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 12 and 13, 2025. There are fears that several record-breaking temperatures previously recorded at several monitoring stations in the Kingdom could be broken. A state of atmospheric instability will continue to develop after the afternoon hours, accompanied by the possibility of dust storms, downward winds, and some thunderstorms.

Returning to the archival monitoring data of the Jordan Meteorological Department, which extends over the past 100 years, the highest temperature ever recorded in the capital, Amman, since the beginning of record-keeping was on Monday, August 14, 2023, at 43.7 degrees Celsius, with serious concerns that this record and others will be broken on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sunday and Monday: The Kingdom will continue to be affected by a heat wave, with the emergence of a state of atmospheric instability after the afternoon hours, accompanied by chances of dust, downward winds, and some thunderstorms.

Temperatures are expected to drop slightly, but not significantly, compared to Saturday, August 9, 2025, remaining 7-9 degrees Celsius above their usual average for this time of year. The weather will be generally hot in the highlands and extremely hot in the rest of the country, with temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius in large areas, including parts of the capital, Amman, while they will approach the mid-40s in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and near the Gulf of Aqaba, in addition to some desert areas.

As the day progresses, medium and high-level clouds will increase, and in the afternoon and evening hours, the opportunity arises for some clouds to develop into cumulus clouds in random areas, especially in the desert and eastern plains. This will be accompanied by thunder, lightning, and sudden descending winds that lead to the formation of wall-mounted dust storms, which reduce and eliminate horizontal visibility. These cumulus clouds are also accompanied by random showers of rain in narrow geographical areas, which may be heavy in limited areas, leading to the flow of valleys and desert valleys in a manner considered extremely rare for this time of summer. It is not unlikely that some of the wall-mounted sand storms will extend their consequences to some major cities, including parts of the capital.

Winds will be light and variable, turning to moderate northwesterly in the afternoon and evening, with strong gusts causing dust of varying intensity.

Tuesday: The scorching center of the scorching air mass is approaching the Kingdom, leading to an intensification of the heat wave on its fifth day, with the continuation of atmospheric instability after the afternoon hours, accompanied by the possibility of dust, descending winds, and some thunderstorms.

Temperatures are expected to rise further on Tuesday, reaching more than 10 degrees Celsius above normal. The weather will turn extremely hot and dry in the highlands and generally scorching in the rest of the Kingdom. Temperatures will exceed 40 degrees Celsius in many Jordanian villages and cities, including the capital, Amman, and approach the high 40s in some areas of the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba Governorate.

As the day progresses, medium and high-level clouds will increase, and in the afternoon and evening hours, the opportunity arises for some clouds to develop into cumulus clouds in random areas, especially in the desert and eastern plains. This will be accompanied by thunder, lightning, and sudden descending winds that lead to the formation of wall-mounted dust storms, which reduce and eliminate horizontal visibility. These cumulus clouds are also accompanied by random showers of rain in narrow geographical areas, which may be heavy in limited areas, leading to the flow of valleys and desert valleys in a manner considered extremely rare for this time of summer. It is not unlikely that some of the wall-mounted sand storms will extend their consequences to some major cities, including parts of the capital.

Winds will be light and variable, but sudden downdrafts are expected in the afternoon and evening hours with the formation of cumulus clouds, accompanied by strong gusts that will lead to the formation of dense dust waves.

Wednesday: The scorching center of an unprecedentedly hot air mass is positioned near the Kingdom, causing the heat wave to reach unprecedented levels for its sixth consecutive day, with fears that many of the record temperatures previously recorded at several monitoring stations in the Kingdom will be broken.

The weather will continue to be unstable after the afternoon hours, accompanied by chances of dust, downward winds, and some thunderstorms. Temperatures will rise again, reaching more than 12 degrees Celsius above normal. The weather will turn scorching and dry, to an unprecedented extent, in most parts of the Kingdom. Temperatures will approach the mid-forties in many Jordanian villages and cities, including parts of the capital, Amman. There are fears that many of the record temperatures previously recorded at several monitoring stations across the Kingdom will be broken. Temperatures may also reach nearly 50 degrees Celsius in some areas of the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba Governorate.

As the day progresses, medium and high clouds increase, and in the afternoon and evening hours, the opportunity arises for some clouds to develop into cumulus clouds in random areas, especially in the desert and eastern plains. This leads to thunder, lightning, and sudden descending winds that lead to the formation of wall-mounted dust storms that reduce and eliminate horizontal visibility. These cumulus clouds are also accompanied by random showers of rain in narrow geographical areas, which may be heavy in limited areas, leading to the flow of valleys and desert valleys in a manner considered extremely rare for this time of summer.

Winds will be light and variable, but sudden downdrafts are expected in the afternoon and evening hours with the formation of cumulus clouds, accompanied by strong gusts that will lead to the formation of dense dust waves.

Important tips for dealing with exceptional circumstances:

• It is recommended to avoid direct and prolonged exposure to sunlight between 11 am and 5 pm.
• Drink plenty of cold fluids and refreshments throughout the day and even at night, even if you do not feel thirsty.
• It is recommended not to exert physical effort outdoors during most of the day.
• Be careful not to leave children inside closed vehicles, even for short periods.
• Be aware of the increased risk of fires near trees or forests if flammable materials are left behind.
• Be careful not to leave disinfectants and flammable materials inside vehicles.
• Beware of sudden downward winds in random areas of the desert and eastern plains.
• Beware of heavy dust storms, especially in desert areas.
• Drive carefully on roads that may experience rain.

Hour-by-hour temperature details for Jordanian cities and villages, with graphs and actual temperatures, are available in the app via this link, which is updated regularly.