From the Arab Regional Weather Center - The latest weather readings indicate expectations that the impact of the rainy situation will expand in the coming days on the countries of the Arab Levant, and its impact has already begun today, Saturday, on the western parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Jordan. This weather condition results from the rush of an air depression in the high air layers of the northern Arabian Peninsula, which remains in this region for several days and is accompanied by a cold air front, coinciding with the occurrence of diurnal heating, which is a supportive raising factor for cumulus clouds, expected in the afternoon, along with an air depression. Surface and flow of tropical moisture towards the region.
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The impact of the rainy situation on the countries of the Middle East can be summarized as follows:
- Sunday, April 28, 2024: The rainy situation expands over large parts of the north, center, and west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accompanied by rainfall of varying intensity in those areas, and its impact also affects various parts of the Levant, in the form of random showers of rain. Thunderstorm.
- Monday, April 29: The rainy condition will intensify in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with its continuing impact on parts of the north and center. It will also intensify in several parts of the Levant and Iraq, and its impact will spread across the State of Kuwait.
- Tuesday, April 30: The effect of the depression deepens in the high layers of the atmosphere, and rainfall intensifies over large parts of the Levant, Iraq, and the north, center, and east of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its impact also affects parts of Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.
- Wednesday, May 1: The upper air depression moves to the east, and the impact of the rainy condition on the southern Levant and western Saudi Arabia decreases, while its impact intensifies on central and eastern Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, and it is possible that it will extend to the south at night. The UAE.
- Thursday, May 2: The depression continues its movement towards the east, and the rainy condition intensifies in the Emirates and northern Oman, while it begins to decline in the rest of the neighboring countries.
The most important weather phenomena accompanying the rainy season:
- The situation is expected to be strong in terms of weather and atmospheric instability, leading to heavy rains in some areas and thus increasing the chances of so-called torrents and flash floods occurring in some areas.
- This condition is accompanied by thick cumulus thunderstorm clouds, which means there is a high chance of the occurrence of what are called severe downward winds that lead to temporary sand or dust storms and thus almost a lack of horizontal visibility.
- The same rain causes lightning and severe lightning strikes sometimes.
God knows best and highest.
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