The Department of Estimates at the Meteorological Authority stated, “Volatile weather dominates Lebanon and the eastern basin of the Mediterranean, due to the influence of the depression centered over the Black Sea and northern Turkey. Its effect intensifies as of Monday, and it is accompanied by cold air masses, which leads to rain, snow and winds strong thunderstorms, and it will continue during the next week,” noting that “the average temperature on the coast for the month of January is between 11 and 19 degrees Celsius.”
And it indicated in its evening bulletin, “The expected weather in Lebanon tomorrow, Sunday, is partly cloudy, with a significant decrease in temperatures that return to their seasonal rates, as fog forms on the heights. Light and scattered rain will fall in the northern regions, and some light snow will fall at an altitude of 1,900 meters.” And above”.
And the Department of Estimates pointed out, “The weather expected on Monday is partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with an additional drop in temperatures and fog at the heights. Scattered rains will fall, especially in the northern regions, starting at noon, with activity of thunder cells, and the intensity of the rain will intensify on Monday / Tuesday night, and it will be It is accompanied by thunderstorms and active winds of about 50 km / h. Snow falls at an altitude of 1,700 meters and below in the north of the country, and the level of its precipitation decreases at dawn on Tuesday to touch 1,400 meters.
And it indicated that “the weather expected on Tuesday will be cloudy in general, with a continued decrease in temperatures that become below their seasonal averages, and dense fog sometimes forms on the highlands. Scattered rain falls, sometimes heavy, accompanied by thunderstorms and active winds, and snow falls at an altitude of 1400 meters and above.” And it touched 1,200 meters during the night, with low temperatures.
And it stated, “The weather expected on Wednesday is generally cloudy, with a continued drop in temperatures, and fog forming on the highlands. Scattered rains fall, sometimes heavy, accompanied by thunderstorms and active winds, and snow falls at an altitude of 1,200 meters and above, and falls to touch during the night 1,000 meters and above.” Don in the northern regions.
The department also added, “The surface winds are southwesterly during the day to southeasterly at night, with speeds between 10 and 35 km/h. Visibility is generally average and gets worse at night due to fog on the heights. Relative humidity on the coast is between 50 and 75%. Sea condition: average wave height; and surface temperature.” The water is 19 degrees Celsius.
