The Department of Estimates at the Meteorological Authority stated that “the effect of storm Farah continues on Lebanon and the eastern basin of the Mediterranean, accompanied by heavy rains and snow and sometimes severe cold polar winds, and its effect decreases relatively today, Thursday, and returns to gradually intensify from Saturday morning; and reaches its peak on Sundays and Mondays.” where torrential rains are renewed at times,” warning of “the blowing of billboards and solar panels, the formation of torrents, and the behavior of mountain roads on Saturday and Sunday with the renewal of the storm Farah,” noting that “the average average temperature on the coast for the month of February is between 11.4 and 19. 2 degrees Celsius”.
And she explained in her morning bulletin, “The expected weather in Lebanon today, Thursday, is partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with low morning temperatures, scattered rain with light snow at an altitude of 1100 meters and above, and active winds that intensify to reach nearly 80 km / h in The northern regions: Wide breakthroughs are expected during the day, and thick fog will form on the heights, and visibility will be completely absent.
And the Department of Estimates pointed out that “the expected weather tomorrow, Friday, is partly cloudy to cloudy, with a slight rise in temperatures during the day, and sporadic rains that intensify at night in the northern regions, and are accompanied by active winds that reach speeds of up to 55 km / h; with the possibility of thunderstorms.” Lightning and thunder in the afternoon, and snow falls at an altitude of 1,300 meters and above, and fog continues to form on the heights, and snow forms indoors and on the mountains at dawn, due to the low temperatures. She warned of “slips on the roads.”
And it indicated that “the weather expected on Saturday is generally cloudy, with the beginning of the renewal of the depression, “Farah”, which leads to sporadic torrential rains accompanied by lightning and thunder and active winds with a speed of 60 km / h, which sometimes intensifies to reach the limits of 85 km / h, especially in the north of the country in the evening. , warning of “the formation of torrents.” And she emphasized that “temperatures remain low, as snow falls from an altitude of 1,100 meters or less in the northern and interior regions, and the rain and snow lessen at night, only to return to its intensity starting from Sunday morning.”
And it stated that “the weather expected on Sunday is generally cloudy, with scattered heavy rains accompanied by lightning and thunder and active winds of 60 km / h, sometimes intensifying to reach the limits of 90 km / h in the morning and evening, and we warn of the formation of torrential rains. Temperatures remain low, as Snow falls from an altitude of 1100 meters or less in the northern and interior regions, and thick fog continues to appear on the heights, with no visibility at all.
The department also added that “the surface winds are southwesterly, their speed ranges between 20 and 50 km/h and intensifies at times to reach 80 km/h in the north of the country. Visibility is generally bad due to fog on the heights. The relative humidity on the coast is between 65 and 95%. The sea is rough to rough.” (exceeding 4 meters), and the water surface temperature is 19 degrees Celsius.
