Weather of Arabia - After we bid farewell to the quadrature of winter with a weak rainy performance, the fifties of winter came in its first week, laden with goodness, thanks to God, as Jordan was affected - thank God - by an air depression classified as fourth-degree (high and precious) that brought with it heavy rain and some snowfalls on The northern and central regions of the Kingdom, and this is a summary of the most prominent events during the period of the impact of the depression, and scenes from the Arab Weather team’s coverage of the latest developments.
Monday (6-2-2023)
The effects of the depression began on Monday, as it was accompanied by a very cold air mass in all layers of the atmosphere. During the day, a stormy atmosphere became corrupted, and dense dust waves and sandstorms formed in the desert areas at the forefront of crossing a highly effective cold air front, which slowly crossed the northern and central regions of the Kingdom. And the weather turned with the hours of Monday afternoon to stormy and heavy rain, and heavy showers of hail fell.
On Monday evening, the peaks of the northern mountainous heights, especially the peaks of the governorates of Jerash and Ajloun, especially the regions of Ras Muneef and Ebbin, witnessed the first snowfalls during the winter season. The snow was accumulated and led to the closure of some secondary roads during the hours of Monday / Tuesday night.
And due to the additional deepening of the cold winds in the layers of the atmosphere, the snow extended in the late hours of Monday / Tuesday night to some peaks of the central mountain highlands, including the Balqa peaks, and some high neighborhoods to the west and north of the capital, Amman, including the Khalda region and Tlaa Al-Ali, and it accumulated for a short period, and it is considered These are the first snowfalls of the season, although not extensive.
Watch: video Scenes of the first snowfall in northern and central Jordan during the winter of 2022/23
On Tuesday, stormy and rainy weather prevailed in the north and center of the Kingdom. The rain was heavy and accompanied by showers of hail and mixed with snow over the central mountainous heights. Snow was also falling over the heights of Jerash and Ajloun, which are more than 1,200 meters high, with clear accumulations of snow.
During the night hours of Tuesday/Wednesday, a new cold air front crossed, and rain continued in the north and center of the Kingdom, it was sometimes thundery, and the level of snowfall decreased to 1,000 meters, affecting areas below that sometimes, thank God.
Witness: The heights of the capital, Amman, are decorated with snow on Tuesday night 7-2-2023
On Wednesday, the depression moved away from the Kingdom, but very cold and humid polar air currents rushed behind it, as sporadic showers of rain fell in the north and center of the Kingdom, in the form of intermittent snow in some mountain heights of more than 1,200 meters.
As for the south of the Kingdom, snow fell and accumulated over the heights of Karak and Tafila, and rain fell in the rest of the regions.
And with the hours of the night of Wednesday / Thursday, the cold air mass dominated the Kingdom, but the air activity clearly decreased, and a very cold atmosphere prevailed with the formation of frost, especially in the northern heights of the Kingdom and the Sharah Mountains.
(Snowfall of Al-Ais, Tafilah Governorate - Wednesday)
The northern regions, in particular the Ajloun governorate, in addition to the central regions, including the capital, Amman, received good and large amounts of rain, as more than 100 mm of precipitation was recorded in several regions, and the performance of the rainy season is fine, praise be to God.
According to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, rainfall increased after the depression to 71.8% of the long-term general annual average, accounting for 90.3% of the total rainfall last year.
After the depression rains (until Thursday morning), the total storage volume in the dams increased to 113.5 million cubic meters, or 40.5% of their total storage capacity of 280.7 million cubic meters. Details
Accidents and damages:
The competent mechanisms dealt with the removal of some snow accumulations for several roads in the capital, and there were no road closures. Snow plows also dealt with removing snow accumulations in the governorates of Ajloun, Jerash, Balqa and Tafilah. The following are the roads that were closed, whether due to rain, dust, snow or freezing:
Since the hours before the impact of the depression began, the Arab Weather team has been transmitting to followers the latest developments in weather conditions through continuous weather updates, direct coverage and field tours with Arab Weather representatives. Kingdom's governorates:
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