Temperatures on Wednesday are expected to remain around their seasonal averages as the autumn equinox begins, with moderate weather prevailing across most parts of the Kingdom, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department.
The weather will be relatively hot in the Badia and hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba. Low-level clouds are expected over northern and central Jordan, while northwesterly winds will be moderate, occasionally becoming active.
At night, temperatures will turn slightly cooler across most areas, while conditions will remain moderate in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba. Northwesterly winds will remain moderate.
Maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to range between 30°C and 17°C in eastern Amman, 28°C and 16°C in western Amman, 27°C and 14°C in the northern highlands, 26°C and 13°C in the Sharah Mountains, 34°C and 18°C in the Badia, 30°C and 17°C in the plains, 36°C and 24°C in the northern Jordan Valley, 38°C and 26°C in the southern Jordan Valley, and 37°C and 25°C in both the Dead Sea area and Aqaba.
Thursday and Friday Forecast
Moderate weather will continue across most areas on Thursday, with relatively hot conditions in the Badia and hot weather in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba. High-level clouds will appear, while northwesterly winds will be moderate and occasionally active.
At night, temperatures will become slightly cooler in most areas, while remaining moderate in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba.
Temperatures will drop slightly on Friday, while moderate conditions will continue across most areas. The weather will remain relatively hot in the Badia and hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba. Some low-level clouds are expected, with moderate northwesterly winds that may occasionally become active.
During Friday night, temperatures will become slightly cooler across most areas, while conditions will remain moderate in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba.
Autumn Begins Astronomically
Jordanian Astronomical Society President Ammar Al-Sakji said the autumnal equinox will occur at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday Jordan time, marking the astronomical beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
Al-Sakji explained that the equinox occurs when the Sun, in its apparent annual movement, crosses the celestial equator from north to south. He noted that on the day of the equinox, the Sun rises very close to due east and sets very close to due west.
He said the common belief that day and night are exactly equal on the equinox is not entirely accurate from an observational perspective. Daylight lasts slightly more than 12 hours because of atmospheric refraction and because sunrise and sunset are calculated based on the upper edge of the Sun’s disk.
In Amman and its surrounding areas, daylight comes closer to exactly 12 hours several days after the equinox. It will last approximately 12 hours and one minute on September 26 before falling to around 11 hours and 59 minutes on September 27.
Astronomically, autumn will continue this year until the winter solstice on December 21 at 11:50 p.m., lasting approximately 89 days, 20 hours and 45 minutes.
Following the autumnal equinox, the Sun will gradually rise from positions south of due east and set from positions south of due west as viewed from Jordan. Daylight hours will gradually decrease while nighttime hours increase until the winter solstice.
