The Meteorology Department of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation predicts that tomorrow the weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy with medium and high clouds in the morning period, with a further decrease in temperatures, which will return below the seasonal values. fluctuate gradually, starting at noon, as the cold air mass approaches, where thick fog forms on the heights, leading to poor visibility, and rain falls sporadically, sometimes heavy and accompanied by lightning, thunder and winds active. at an altitude of 1800 meters and above in the afternoon, and the level of precipitation decreases during the night until it reaches 1600 meters further north.
The following bulletin read:
– The general situation: stable weather dominates Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean until tomorrow morning, Sunday, as it is affected by cold air masses accompanied by heavy rains, snow, active winds and thunderstorms, and reaches its peak Monday morning, when the snowfall level drops to the 1500m level.
– (The average December temperature in Beirut ranges from 13° to 21° C).
Forecast weather in Lebanon: today, Saturday: cloudy to slightly cloudy, with a slight drop in temperatures and fog on the hills in the evening. Sunday: from partly cloudy to partly cloudy with medium to high clouds in the morning period, with a further drop in temperatures, which drop below the seasonal values. The weather begins to fluctuate gradually, starting from midday, as the cold air mass, as fog forms heavily over high ground, leading to poor visibility, and sporadic rain falls, which is sometimes heavy and accompanied by lightning, thunder, and active winds, and snow falls at 1800 m elevation meters and above in the afternoon, and the level of precipitation decreases during the night to touch 1600 meters further north. Monday: Mostly cloudy and dense fog in the highlands, with a further drop in temperature and heavy rains leading to the formation of torrential rains on the roads, accompanied by thunderstorms and active winds, and snowfall up to 1500 meters, mainly in the north of the country, the intensity of rain and snow decreases starting in the afternoon and gradually eases during the evening.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning and fog on the heights, and ice formation is felt on the mountain roads that exceed 1,700 meters at dawn and in the early hours of the morning, the weather gradually turns towards few clouds with an increase in temperatures, which remain below their seasonal rates.
– The temperature on the coast from 11 to 18 degrees, above the mountains from 5 to 12 degrees, in the interior from 7 to 13 degrees.
Surface winds: southwest, speeds between 10 and 30 km/h.
– Dust sweeping: average on the coast, worse in the afternoon at high altitudes due to fog.
– Relative humidity on the coast: between 55 and 75%.
– State of the sea: average height of the waves. Surface water temperature: 21°C.
Atmospheric pressure: 1016 HPA. Equivalent to: 762mm Hg.
– Sunrise time: 06:41 Sunset time: 16:35