Iraq | A state of atmospheric instability on Monday in the forefront of an air depression that affects the northern regions, evening and night

2021-12-19 2021-12-19T09:30:13Z
هشام جمال
هشام جمال
مُحرر أخبار جوية

Arab weather - the latest outputs of the treated numerical weather models indicate that Iraq was affected by a new state of atmospheric instability on Monday as a result of the approach of an air depression and a cold air mass, where temperatures drop, especially in the northern and western regions, but remain higher than their rates for this time of the year by about 3 degrees Celsius in the capital, Baghdad.

The weather is very cold in the northern mountains, relatively cold in the northern and western regions, and mild to cold in the central and southern regions.

Thunder showers of rain, strong winds and dust waves on Monday

Large amounts of clouds appear at different heights in many areas, and showers of rain fall on many parts of the country, especially from the northern regions. dense over the northern regions.

Winds will be active from west to southwesterly, with strong gusts that exceed the 80 km/hour barrier in the western regions.

An air depression on Monday/Tuesday night and a cold air mass centered in northern Syria

The northern regions of the country are affected by an air depression and a cold air mass in the evening and night of Monday/Tuesday, centered over the north of the Syrian territories, where night temperatures drop compared to previous nights and the weather is bitterly cold in the northern mountainous heights with the formation of frost and freezing as a result of temperatures dropping to nearly zero degrees Celsius Perhaps below that over some parts, while it is cold to very cold in the rest of the regions, especially the northern and western ones, with a rise in surface moisture in some areas and dense fog is formed in different areas, especially the northern and southern, and the fog is frozen over the northern peaks.


Large amounts of clouds appear at different heights in many areas, with heavy rain falling on the northern and eastern regions and heavy snowfall over the high northern peaks, and it is not excluded that some of the rain showers will extend towards additional parts randomly and scattered.

The winds will be westerly, active, with strong gusts that exceed the 80 km/hour barrier in some areas, causing the continuous formation of dense dust waves over large areas of the country.

Precipitation continues in the northernmost regions, and temperatures drop on Tuesday

Temperatures drop further to be around below their average for this time of year.

The weather in Iraq on Tuesday is very cold in the northern mountains, relatively cold to cold in the rest of the regions.

Amounts of clouds appear at different heights in the northern and western regions, and showers of rain fall in the far north of the country, and it is not excluded that the rains will be heavy sometimes with showers of hail and in the form of snow over the northern peaks with the formation of thick fog over the northern areas.

Winds will be active from northwest to southwesterly, with strong gusts of more than 50 km/h in the western regions, and they will continue to form dust waves.

Important recommendations from the Arab Weather Center:

  • Attention to the danger of running valleys and rising water levels on the roads in the northern regions
  • Wearing a coat when leaving the house
  • Observe the safe use of heating equipment
  • Attention to the danger of slipping on the roads when frost and freezing form in the northern highlands and its impact on the crops
  • Be aware of the danger of snow impeding life in the northern peaks and the occurrence of road closures.

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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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