The region of Hasbaya was hit by a wave of severe cold, so that the temperature reached zero at dawn yesterday, with the intensity of the storm intensifying at night. .
There were also several car slides on Al-Arqoub roads and Marj Al-Zuhur Al-Hasbani road, and its damage was limited to material.
In parallel, snow fell yesterday night and at dawn, covering the heights of Mount Hermon and the Hermon Hills, starting from a height of 1,600 meters and above, but the Shebaa-Rashia Al-Wadi road through Wadi Janam is still passable in front of traffic.
The state of the roads
In turn, the “Traffic Control” room published the condition of the mountain roads yesterday morning, and it stated:
The road to Ainata Al-Arz is cut off due to the accumulation of snow
-Kfardebian, Hadath-Baalbek road cut off due to snow accumulation
Dahr Al-Baidar Road is passable for all vehicles
Tarshish-Zahle road is open to all vehicles
Meteorological Service
For its part, the Estimates Department of the Meteorological Department of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation expected the weather to be cloudy to partly cloudy, with a slight rise in temperatures and local fog at the heights. Sporadic drizzle is expected in the northern and interior regions during the morning and evening periods, as the winds are active. Sometimes north of the country.
And the following bulletin came: General situation: Lebanon and the eastern basin of the Mediterranean are still under the influence of relatively cold air masses, which leads to volatile and rainy weather, as it is relatively stable, and then affected, as of this evening, by another depression centered over Egypt, which leads to volatile weather in Lebanon.
– The expected weather in Lebanon: Monday: cloudy to partly cloudy, with a slight rise in temperatures and local fog at the heights. Sporadic drizzle is expected in the northern and interior regions during the morning and evening periods, as winds are active, approaching 60 km / h sometimes in the north of the country.
As for Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a decrease in temperatures and the formation of fog on the heights, it gradually turns in the followingnoon to cloudy, as the winds activate sometimes.
Expected temperatures: on the coast from 11 to 19 degrees, above the mountains from 5 to 11 degrees, in the interior from 7 to 12 degrees.
