The Department of Meteorology at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation expected the weather tomorrow to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with low temperatures and active winds that sometimes intensify in the north of the country, with local and scattered rain falling, especially in the north of the country, with snow at a height of 1000 meters and above interspersed with it. Breakouts during the day. Snow forms on mountain and inland roads at night, starting at a height of 800 metres, so we warn of the danger of slipping. Thick fog will continue to form on the heights and the lack of visibility during the morning and evening periods.
General status: The impact of the stormy depression (GRETTA) (The Pearl) continues, accompanied by cold polar winds, which is currently stationed over the Black Sea, and is heading towards Turkey on the eastern basin of the Mediterranean, which brings with it heavy rain, strong winds, and snow on the middle mountains, and its effect will continue until the middle of next week. , where the snow will touch 700 meters during the weekend in the north, with temperatures below their seasonal averages at an average of 6 degrees.
(The average temperature on the coast for the month of March is between 13 and 22 degrees Celsius).
Expected weather in Lebanon:
Saturday: Cloudy to partly cloudy with a decrease in temperatures, especially in the interior regions, which remain low, and active winds sometimes intensify in the northern regions. Scattered rain falls with the possibility of lightning, thunder and active winds. Snow falls at an altitude of 800 metres, over the day and below that at night. With breakouts starting in the followingnoon, we also warn of snow formation at night on mountain roads, starting from a height of 900 meters. Fog forms thickly on the heights, where visibility is completely absent.
Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with low temperatures and active winds that intensify in the north of the country, with local and scattered rain falling, especially in the north of the country, with snow at a height of 1000 meters and above, interspersed with breakouts during the day. Snow forms on mountain and inland roads at night, starting at a height of 800 metres, so we warn of the danger of slipping. Thick fog will continue to form on the heights and the lack of visibility during the morning and evening periods.
Monday: Partly cloudy by day and a slight drop in temperatures, with the possibility of intermittent local rain, especially in the north and north-east of the country, and snow at an altitude of 800 meters and above, which at night drops below 700 meters, especially in the north of the country as a result of the significant drop in temperatures with the entry of the coldest mass We also warn of snow formation at dawn on Tuesday on roads above 600 meters and above, with thick fog remaining on the heights.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with active winds, sometimes intensifying with an additional drop in temperatures, which remain low and renewed due to the influence of cold polar air masses, as scattered rain and snow fall at an altitude of 700 meters and below that in the northern regions. We also warn of snow formation at night on mountain roads, starting from a height of 500 meters and above. Fog continues to appear thickly on the heights.
Expected temperatures: on the coast from 5 to 13 degrees, over the mountains from 2 to 5 degrees, inland from 1 to 7 degrees.
Surface wind: active southwesterly wind, gusting between 20 and 35 km/hr. Sometimes it gets intense, reaching 50 km/h in the north of the country.
Visibility: Medium on the coast, poor at higher altitudes due to fog and precipitation.
– Relative humidity on the coast: between 55 and 75%.
Source: National Agency