Heavy rain accompanied by lightning and hail is expected in 15 Arab countries.

Arab Weather - Computer maps at the Arab Weather Center indicate that several Arab countries will be affected in the coming days by a period of atmospheric instability, encompassing large areas of the Arabian Peninsula, extending to the Levant and parts of North Africa. This instability is due to the activity of what is known as the Red Sea Trough, coinciding with the passage of cold upper-level troughs from the north, creating conditions conducive to the development of cumulonimbus clouds and thunderstorms in several regions.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected in many parts of the Arabian Gulf and Iraq in the coming days.

God willing, the spark of these weather disturbances is expected to originate from large areas of the Arabian Peninsula, in addition to Iraq, where thunderclouds are expected to become active on a wide scale during the coming days. These clouds will be accompanied by rainfall of varying intensity, which may be heavy at times, and accompanied by showers of hail, in addition to strong downdrafts that may stir up dust and form dust waves and perhaps local sandstorms in some desert areas.

Weather disturbances will extend to the Levant region at the beginning of next week.

With the start of next week, it is expected, God willing, that these unstable conditions will extend to parts of the Levant, where cumulonimbus clouds are likely to become active, accompanied by showers of varying intensity that may be heavy in some areas. This weather condition may also be accompanied by showers of hail and strong downdrafts that stir up dust, in conjunction with the continued impact of weather disturbances on parts of the Arabian Peninsula.

Rain chances include parts of Egypt and North African countries

The forecast also indicates the possibility of parts of northern Egypt being affected by chances of showers, which may be thundery at times, in addition to limited chances of cumulonimbus clouds forming in some areas of Libya and parts of the Maghreb countries.

Thus, large areas of the Arab world are expected to be under the influence of a state of atmospheric instability in the coming days, with opportunities for showers and thunderstorms in several regions, God willing.

And God knows best.