AMMAN — A
snow squall is expected to grip the Kingdom Wednesday evening, bringing strong
gusty winds and dumping as much as 20cm of snow in the highlands across the
country, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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The
Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD)
said the polar weather system is forecast to prevail over the next two days,
pushing mercury levels way below their seasonal average by 7–9°C. It added that
snow will blanket hilly regions 1,000m above sea levels. However, the major
part of the blizzard will be felt after midnight with snowfall forecast to hit
areas 700m above sea level. The department did not rule out heavy snowfall at
higher elevations.
On Thursday, rain is predicted across the Kingdom but snowfall
will subside in the central and northern regions and will continue in the
southern mountainous range. On Thursday and over the weekend, the lows will slide
to -2°C and even lower in some parts of the Kingdom.
As for Friday, rainfall will continue in the
northern and central regions while spotty and intermittent showers are forecast
in some parts of the southwestern region.
Daytime temperatures expected for today will reach 7°C in
Amman, 2°C in the northern region and 3°C in the southern highlands, dropping
down to -1°C, -3°C and -5°C respectively at night. The Gulf of Aqaba will see a
fair 15°C, dropping to 6°C at night, the JMD said.
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