Jordan: 3 reasons to be wary of the strong thunderstorms and rain on Wednesday/Thursday night

Arab Weather - Arab Weather's weather maps indicate that the Kingdom, God willing, will be affected during the night hours of Wednesday/Thursday, March 18, 2026, by a state of atmospheric instability. This state will be strong in some areas, leading to heavy rainfall at times, which requires attention to the risks of flash floods in valleys and low-lying areas. These weather conditions include the southern Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, Ma'an, and the region.

Temperatures will rise on Wednesday, with rain and thunderstorms expected at night.

Temperatures will continue to rise, becoming 5-7 degrees Celsius above average. The weather will be mostly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with medium and high clouds. There is a gradual chance of scattered showers in the south of the Kingdom, which may extend to random areas of the north and center. The winds will be moderate to brisk southeasterly and may stir up dust and sand in some areas.

The unstable weather conditions will intensify on Wednesday evening and night/Thursday morning, and it is advised to stay away from valleys and flood channels.

According to the latest data via computer simulation in Arab Weather, it is expected that during the night hours of Wednesday/Thursday and the dawn of Thursday, the cold air will deepen in the upper layers of the atmosphere and meet with an extension of the Red Sea depression, so that the amounts of clouds will increase and showers of rain will fall in several areas of the Kingdom, including the southern regions, including the Gulf and city of Aqaba, Wadi Rum, the Disi Basin and the surrounding areas, the Shara Mountains, Wadi Musa, the southern Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, Wadi Araba and the roads leading to it, and the desert areas, including the city of Ma’an and Al-Jafr, reaching the Al-Mudawwarah border area and the road leading to it.

These showers are sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and possibly hail in some areas. These thunderstorms are also accompanied by strong gusts of wind, causing temporary dust storms in some desert areas, and high and turbulent waves in the Gulf of Aqaba.

3 reasons to be aware of the strength of thunderstorms and rain on Wednesday/Thursday night

Stay away from valleys and flood channels

Beware of thunderstorms and lightning

Strong gusts of wind and reduced horizontal visibility

And God knows best.